China graft-buster placed on 'stress leave'

February 08, 2012 16:14

A top official linked to one of China's most powerful politicians has been placed on leave for stress, the government said today, amid speculation that he
had tried to flee the country.

Wang Lijun, vice mayor and former police chief of Chongqing, is famed as one of China's top graft-busters after leading a crackdown that led to scores of senior officials being jailed in the southwestern city of 30 million people.

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