Former Guangdong police chief under investigation for corruption
- Li Chunsheng turned himself in and is ‘suspected of serious violations of discipline and law’, anti-graft watchdog says
- He is perhaps best known in the southern province for leading a high-profile raid on China’s ‘meth village’ in 2013
Li Chunsheng – former deputy governor and director of the Public Security Department in the southern province – “turned himself in” to authorities, the Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog said in a statement on Thursday.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said the 61-year-old was “suspected of serious violations of discipline and law” – a euphemism for corruption.
Li is currently deputy director of the provincial legislature’s standing committee. He was Guangdong’s police chief between 2013 and 2021, and a key player in events involving neighbouring Hong Kong during that time.
Li promised to follow up on the case when questioned by reporters in January that year. Days later, his department issued a statement rejecting accusations that the mainland authorities had failed to follow protocol and notify the Hong Kong government that one of the city’s residents had been arrested over the border. No further details were given.
Months later it was revealed that Lee was in custody in mainland China, with Lee telling mainland media he had “illegally crossed the border” to assist with an investigation.