Trial Set for Chinese Police Chief Who Triggered Scandal

Wang Lijun, the former Chongqing police chief who attempted to defect to a U.S. Consulate in February, will begin his trial on Tuesday for defection, bribe-taking, and abuse of power.

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Trial Set for Chinese Police Chief Who Triggered Scandal — Wang Lijun, former Chief of Chongqing Public Security Bureau, in March, 2011. Feng Li/Getty Images

By Jack Phillips

9/15/2012Updated: 10/1/2015

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