Anti-graft activist Ou Shaokun 'caught with prostitute' in Hunan raid
Changsha police detain 'Uncle Ou' within hours of him posting claims of misuse of official cars
A Guangzhou-based activist best known for his campaigns against official abuse of government cars, was detained in neighbouring Hunan for allegedly soliciting a prostitute, police confirmed on Sunday.
In a statement on an official microblog, police in the Hunan capital of Changsha, claimed Ou Shaokun , 62, was caught with a prostitute late on Thursday night during a raid on a downtown hotel.
Three other suspects - a 47-year-old man, and two women, aged 28 and 25 - were also detained, the statement said.
The four confessed to police and would remain in detention until Thursday, the statement said.
A copy of the detention letter, which was issued on Saturday and circulated online, accused Ou of paying 1,200 yuan (HK$1,500) for a prostitute in a hotel room at about 11pm on Thursday, the Guangzhou-based Yangcheng Evening News reported. The report did not say why Ou was in Hunan.
The incident happened within hours of Ou uploading photos on his microblog of a Toyota SUV, one of two vehicles that he said were Guangzhou government cars being used for personal business in Hunan.