President Xi Jinping’s campaign against official graft a major anti-corruption campaign launched when he took office three years ago is literally tearing off the stars of many Generals in China's Communist Party. Gen Guo now being indicted for bribes from military personnel for promotion which can be bought not earned. Gen Guo was responsible for logistic in military real-estate transactions, business must of been great, the general embezzled $5bn.
Zhou Yongkang (Power House-earlier post) has been accused of being deeply entwined with the Bo Xilai, Xu Caihou and Ling Jihua cases.
Xu aihou
Xu Caihou, one of China’s highest-ranking army generals at the time but when investigators search his home and found $16 million in cash and precious gems the gig was up. At the age of 71 Xu Caihou died in March this year of bladder cancer, he was facing trial where he pleaded guilty to corruption charges. While being guarded in his sick bed the local paper wrote, "This One Is Already in the Coffin, but the Fight Against Corruption Won’t Stop.”
US officials revealed that there are Chinese law enforcement agents covertly operating in America, who are part of a global operation titled “Operation Fox Hunt.” Since 2014, over 930 suspects have been returned home, small world when you can't hide anymore!
One of the most powerful tigers in China, Zhou Yongkang from alleged abuse of power and corruption, labor camps, reveling national secrets to a coup of toppling President Xi Jinping. Zhou most senior-ranked official since the founding of the People's Republic of China to be investigated for corruption. Zhou was considered untouchable, his secret police force had a staff of 10 million where as the Peoples Liberation Army has 2.5 million. The budget for the secret police was 10 billion dollars more than the Army.
In late 2013, Zhou was placed under investigation on December 5, 2014, state media announced Zhou's arrest to face criminal charges, as well as his expulsion from the Communist Party of China. On April 3, 2015, Zhou was charged with bribery, abuse of power and the intentional disclosure of state secrets, and handed from the Party's disciplinary agents to Tianjin Municipal No. 1 Intermediate People's Court. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on June 11, 2015.
Formerly one of the most powerful men in China, Zhou Yongkang. CNN's David McKenzie reports.
