Corruption Trial Against Former Double Coin Chairman Begins

The corruption trial against former Double Coin chairman Fan Xian began in China on May 25. According to the Shanghai Daily, the 55-year old is charged with corruption involving 17.25 million yuan (£1.59 million), accepting 8.35 million yuan in bribes and embezzling 57 million yuan.

At the first day of proceeding at the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court, Fan denied most of the charges raised by the prosecution. The Shanghai Daily reports that he “tried to avoid key questions.” When the chief judge told him to answer questions directly, he allegedly answered by saying “I can’t remember clearly” or “I don’t know.”