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Wang Lijun (born 26 December 1959) is a Chinese former police chief. He served as vice-mayor and police chief of the megacity of Chongqing. Wang is ethnically Mongol and was born in Arxan, Inner Mongolia.
The Wang Lijun incident was a major Chinese political scandal which began in February 2012 when Wang Lijun, vice-mayor of Chongqing, was abruptly demoted, after revealing to the United States consulate details of British businessman Neil Heywood's murder and subsequent cover-up.
Sep 18, 2012 · The trigger of China’s biggest political scandal in a generation, Wang Lijun was once a feared police chief whose crime fighting exploits inspired a TV series. He is now serving a 15-year prison...
Jul 14, 2017 · Wang Lijun was jailed for “bending the law for selfish ends, defection, abuse of power, and bribe taking,” according to China’s official Xinhua news agency.
Sep 23, 2012 · BEIJING — Chinese court officials have found Wang Lijun, a former police chief, guilty of four criminal charges after he fled to a United States Consulate last February and told diplomats there...
Sep 24, 2012 · Wang Lijun, former police chief of Chongqing and ally of Bo Xilai, was given 15 years in prison for trying to defect to the U.S. and helping Bo's wife hide the murder of a British businessman. The trial and verdict could signal the end of Bo Xilai's political career amid a power struggle in the Communist Party.
Sep 23, 2012 · Wang Lijun, who was tried last week, was found guilty by the Chengdu City Intermediate People’s Court of bending the law for selfish ends, defection, abuse of power and bribe-taking, court...
