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Monday 21 September 2009
Officer linked to organised crime dies in detention
A former Chongqing deputy police chief being investigated for links with organised crime gangs has died during detention, while another senior officer attempted suicide.
Officer linked to organised crime dies in detention
He Huifeng 19 September 2009
A former Chongqing deputy police chief being investigated for links with organised crime gangs has died during detention, while another senior officer attempted suicide.
Peng Changjian, former deputy director of the Public Security Bureau who ranked third in the municipality’s force, allegedly died of a heart attack, the government-run website Sichuan Online reported.
The website said the heart attack could be traced to hypertension and emotional distress, the China Review reported. Chongqing authorities did not confirm or deny the report.
The report said news of Peng’s death had spread among the police rank and file.
Peng was taken away by the Communist Party’s top graft-busters and put under shuanggui - a form of party discipline - while he was in a meeting this month. Media reports described Peng as a “protective umbrella” for two of the city’s billionaire triad bosses, Chen Mingliang and Ma Dang.
Another detained senior official, Chen Honggang, reportedly attempted suicide. The 55-year-old head of the municipality’s traffic police was put under shuanggui last week and tried to kill himself by smashing his head against a wall.
Chen Honggang is a Chongqing native who had worked his way up the ranks. The report said he had been suspected of involvement with criminal gangs since the 1990s.
Wen Qiang, the former justice chief who was arrested on August 7 and found to have amassed 1 billion yuan (HK$1.14 billion) in property and cash, has been stripped of his official posts but no formal charges have been filed.
The report said Wen was proving difficult during his detention. The report said he “hooted and sneered” at officers questioning him. “You’ll never get more information from me! The way you interrogate me is just like how I used to question criminals,” Wen was quoted as saying.
Nearly 2,000 people have been arrested since the sweeping crackdown began in June. Those held include businessmen, dozens of senior cadres and hundreds of policemen.
According to the China Review News, sources close to the police believed more government officials would be detained soon after National Day on October 1.
Police chief Wang Lijun has ordered all gang-related cases since 2000 to be looked at. If anything appears unusual in the handling of those cases, officials would be investigated or detained.
Some 7,000 police officers have been mobilised for the crackdown, almost a quarter of the municipality’s force. It has launched a recruitment drive for more entry-level officers.
Police officers have been working around the clock to detain gang leaders and others involved in underground activities. The detention centres are full and authorities plan to build a new one.
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Officer linked to organised crime dies in detention
He Huifeng
19 September 2009
A former Chongqing deputy police chief being investigated for links with organised crime gangs has died during detention, while another senior officer attempted suicide.
Peng Changjian, former deputy director of the Public Security Bureau who ranked third in the municipality’s force, allegedly died of a heart attack, the government-run website Sichuan Online reported.
The website said the heart attack could be traced to hypertension and emotional distress, the China Review reported. Chongqing authorities did not confirm or deny the report.
The report said news of Peng’s death had spread among the police rank and file.
Peng was taken away by the Communist Party’s top graft-busters and put under shuanggui - a form of party discipline - while he was in a meeting this month. Media reports described Peng as a “protective umbrella” for two of the city’s billionaire triad bosses, Chen Mingliang and Ma Dang.
Another detained senior official, Chen Honggang, reportedly attempted suicide. The 55-year-old head of the municipality’s traffic police was put under shuanggui last week and tried to kill himself by smashing his head against a wall.
Chen Honggang is a Chongqing native who had worked his way up the ranks. The report said he had been suspected of involvement with criminal gangs since the 1990s.
Wen Qiang, the former justice chief who was arrested on August 7 and found to have amassed 1 billion yuan (HK$1.14 billion) in property and cash, has been stripped of his official posts but no formal charges have been filed.
The report said Wen was proving difficult during his detention. The report said he “hooted and sneered” at officers questioning him. “You’ll never get more information from me! The way you interrogate me is just like how I used to question criminals,” Wen was quoted as saying.
Nearly 2,000 people have been arrested since the sweeping crackdown began in June. Those held include businessmen, dozens of senior cadres and hundreds of policemen.
According to the China Review News, sources close to the police believed more government officials would be detained soon after National Day on October 1.
Police chief Wang Lijun has ordered all gang-related cases since 2000 to be looked at. If anything appears unusual in the handling of those cases, officials would be investigated or detained.
Some 7,000 police officers have been mobilised for the crackdown, almost a quarter of the municipality’s force. It has launched a recruitment drive for more entry-level officers.
Police officers have been working around the clock to detain gang leaders and others involved in underground activities. The detention centres are full and authorities plan to build a new one.
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