Gang boss goes on trial

CHONGQING: The first gang case connected to arrested former municipal justice bureau director Wen Qiang was made public yesterday at the trial for Wang Tianlun, a billionaire and accused gang boss.

Wen testified that Wang, who allegedly monopolized the hog slaughtering and pork distribution markets, had bribed him 200,000 yuan to help cover up the killing of a man by the gang.

Wang yesterday stood trial with 22 alleged associates of his mafia-style gang in Chongqing's No 5 Intermediate People's Court. The gang, consisting of many family members of the 44-year-old Wang, is facing nine charges including leading or participating in mafia-style gangs, intentionally causing injury on others, racketeering, illegally detaining others, forcing trades, and bribery.