Whistleblower Chinese Supreme Court Judge Makes Televised ‘Confession’, Under Criminal Investigation

Whistleblower Chinese Supreme Court Judge Makes Televised ‘Confession’, Under Criminal Investigation
Former Chinese Supreme Court judge Wang Linqing in a 'confession' aired on Chinese state-run CCTV on Feb. 22, 2019. Screenshot/CCTV
Cathy He
Updated:

A Chinese supreme court judge who went missing after exposing judicial misconduct at the regime’s highest court, is now under criminal investigation for “divulging state secrets,” state media reported.

State-run mouthpiece Xinhua said on Feb. 22 an official investigation found Wang Linqing suspected of crimes involving obtaining illegal benefits and leaking state secrets, adding that the matter was referred to the police.

Cathy He
Cathy He
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Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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