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Wukan Village head arrested for taking bribes

Xinhua, July 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

A former Communist Party of China chief of Wukan Village in south China's Guangdong Province was arrested for accepting bribes, according to a local procuratorate Thursday.

The procuratorate of Lufeng City said Lin Zulian, former head of Wukan, is suspected of taking a substantial amount in bribes from village livelihood and procurement projects since 2012.

Lin admitted to accepting bribes in a video released by the procuratorate last month.

Home to 13,000 residents, Wukan was thrown into the international spotlight in 2011 when residents protested for months against the village committee's illegal land grabs, corruption, and violations of financing and election rules. Lin was appointed the new CPC chief of the village after the event. Endi