Confined Shanghai Lawyer Unmasks Elite Backers of Disgraced Shanghai Prosecutor

Larry Ong, Shi Xuanzhi and Yi Ru  |  Epoch Times Chen Xu‘s downfall means that his former political patrons Liu Yungeng and Wu Zhiming are headed for trouble, says human rights lawyer Zheng Enchong Shanghai Political and Legal Affairs Commission (PLAC) officials belonging to the cohort of ex-Shanghai chief prosecutor Chen Xu are “all rotten,” […]

Probe of Former Prosecutor Signals Wane of Shanghai Gang

Larry Ong  |  Epoch Times Chen Xu, Shanghai’s former public prosecutor, unveiled the plaque for a new state-run legal research association on the morning of March 1. Come seven o’clock that evening, he was being investigated for “severe disciplinary violations” by the Chinese regime’s anti-corruption agency. The phrase implies corruption. Chen, 64, is the second high-ranking […]