Zhou Yongkang,China Ex-Security Chief charged With Bribery

One of the most powerful men in China, former security chief Zhou Yongkang has been charged with bribery, abuse of power and the intentional disclosure of state secrets, as reported by the states media. Before he retired in 2012, Mr Zhou was the head of China’s vast internal security apparatus.


But an investigation into him was announced in July 2014 and he has since been expelled from the Communist Party. He is the most senior official to be targeted in decades. Mr Zhou’s case had been sent to a court in Tianjin, a northern port city, Xinhua news agency reported. The head of China’s top court said last month he would have an “open trial”, though no date has been announced.

 His former protege, former Chongqing Communist Party chief and high-flyer Bo Xilai, is currently in prison on charges linked to his wife’s murder of a UK businessman. Analysts say the investigation into Mr Zhou allows Xi Jinping – who took office as president in March 2013 – to consolidate his power base, remove people opposed to his reforms and improve the image of the Communist Party

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