Five ex-officers face prosecution over man's death in custody

Prosecutors have finished an investigation into five former police officers suspected of negligence in a case where a young man Prosecutors have finished an investigation into five former police officers suspected of negligence in a case where a young man choked to death after being taken into custody.

The Beijing People's Procuratorate referred the case to the public prosecution on Tuesday.

Four of the suspects have been released on bail. A fifth, surnamed Xing, former deputy director of Dongxiaokou police station in Changping district, is still in custody, the procuratorate said on Tuesday.