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Beijing official sues fugitive tycoon Guo Wengui for US$10 million over video claims of sexual favours

Huang Yan, vice minister of housing and urban-rural development, accused Guo of spreading false information to hurt her reputation by posting the video

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Fugitive Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui has been living in self-imposed exile in New York. Photo: Handout
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A Beijing government official is suing China’s fugitive tycoon Guo Wengui in New York for US$10 million for defamation, citing allegations of sexual favours and graft, which Guo made against her in a public YouTube video.

Huang Yan, vice minister of housing and urban-rural development, accused Guo of deliberately spreading false information to damage her reputation by posting the video in May. The complaint was filed with New York State’s Supreme Court by Kevin Tung of the law firm Kevin Kerveng Tung PC, the same attorney who filed complaints on behalf of other Chinese entities suing Guo in New York.

According to the complaint, Guo alleges falsely that Huang secured approvals for Beijing real estate developers from former Beijing Vice Mayor Liu Zhihua in exchange for sexual favours, and then received property assets from the developers who benefitted.

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By posting the video, “Guo has falsely claimed that plaintiff Huang had engaged in various nefarious actions, including, but not limited to: sex scandals and corruption”, the complaint says.

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Liu Zhihua, Beijing's former vice mayor shown in this file photo, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes. Photo: CNS Pictures
Liu Zhihua, Beijing's former vice mayor shown in this file photo, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes. Photo: CNS Pictures
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