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Yang Xiuzhu

A Chinese colleague asked me whether I could could provide more details about the arrest in Amsterdam last month of the fugitive Zhejiang offcial Yang Xiuzhu who has been accused of taking bribes worth about 30 million US dollar. Apart from a weblog referring to an AP dispatch I could not find anything yet.
The case should raise some attention since the collaboration between Interpol and the Chinese police has not been that extensive up to now when it concerns the extradiction of convicted criminals. On the other side China has not been very forthcoming in accepting its citizens back who were illegal in Europe. It might indicate a wider cooperation of police forces, that could potentially raise human rights concerns.
Will keep you informed on possible developments.

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