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A district government in western China has denied locking a whistleblower in his office for four days after he raised the issue of a senior leader's alleged corruption at a meeting.
Shen Yong, the vice chairman of the political advisory body in the Jinniu district of Chengdu, was one of the first to publicly accuse the former deputy Communist Party chief in Sichuan province, Li Chuncheng, of corruption in 2012.
Prosecutors announced earlier this month that Li is to stand trial for allegedly taking bribes and abuse of power.
Shen said at a meeting of the political advisory body last month that the authorities in Jinniu needed to rid the district of the influence of Li, the Changjiang Times reported.
The chairman of the group Li Kaiwei took exception to his remarks and police detained journalists, according to the report.
Shen told the newspaper he was locked in his office for four days.
He was quoted as saying that his proposal was agreed by most delegates, but was opposed by the chairman.
The Jinniu government has accused Shen of making the story up, according to a statement posted on its social media account.
The government statement said Shen had locked himself in his office.
It also accused him of writing untrue blogs and text messages and editing video footage to twist facts about his allegation.
The journalists held were temporary staff in Shen's department and had recorded parts of the meeting illegally, the statement said.
It also claimed he turned up to events in police uniform, even though he had stepped down as a police commissioner in 2003.
Former senior leader Li Chuncheng was stripped of his posts in the Communist Party last April.
He was a close ally of the ex-national security chief Zhou Yongkang, who is also under investigation for alleged corruption.


Chinese city government chiefs deny locking whistle-blower in his office for four days

Shen Yong (left) was one of the first to publicly accuse the former deputy Communist Party chief in Sichuan province, Li Chuncheng (right), of corruption in 2012. Shen told the newspaper he was locked in his office for four days. 

The meeting which Shen says led to his incarceration in his office. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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Man who publicly accused top official of graft in Sichuan province says he was held for raising the case at a meeting


Chinese city government chiefs deny locking whistle-blower in his office for four days

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Man who publicly accused top official of graft in Sichuan province says he was held for raising the case at a meeting

Man who publicly accused top official of graft in Sichuan province says he was held for raising the case at a meeting