China: 13.5 tons of gold found in house of former mayor
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- 26 September, 2019
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China police searched the house of Zhang Qi, 57, the former mayor of Danzhou and found a large amount of cash, as well as 13.5 tons of gold in ingots in a secret basement of his home, reported local media, Report informs citing the RIA Novosti.
In addition to the mayor’s post, the official held others, such as the Secretary of the Communist Party. According to unofficial reports, in addition to the gold, cash worth 268 billion yuan was discovered.
Luxurious real estate with a total area of several thousand square meters, which the former city manager had been hiding for a long time, became the cherry on the cake for the Chinese Anti-Corruption Committee.
Zhang Qi may face the death penalty.
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