Former Top Chinese Military Officer Taken Away For Investigation

A man who for ten years was one of the top officers in China’s military has been taken away by army officials for secret interrogation, according to Hong Kong’s Apple Daily.

In this file photo, General Guo Boxiong, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, attends the opening session of the National People's Congress, on March 5, 2007 in Beijing, China. According to Apple Daily, Guo has been detained for interrogation in a corruption investigation. Andrew Wong/Getty Images

A man who for ten years was one of the top officers in China’s military has been taken away by army officials for secret interrogation, according to Hong Kong’s Apple Daily.

Guo Boxiong served from 2002 to 2012 as one of two vice chairman—the seconds in command—of the Central Military Commission (CMC), which controls China’s military. He has been placed under “shuanggui,” an abusive interrogation procedure the Party reserves for its own members.

Guo, his secretary, and his son, Guo Zhenggang, who is a major general, were all taken away by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Procuratorate, the unit responsible for investigating and prosecuting crime.

Besides selling military posts, Guo would surely have gotten kickbacks from the purchase of any military goods.

— Heng He, China expert