Court officer probed over 'missing' files

Wang Linqing, an officer with the top court, is being probed for alleged duty-related violations, five months after he told a story about "mysteriously missing" court documents that sparked wide public concern of possible judicial corruption.

The Beijing Public Security Bureau has found Wang, from the No 1 Civil Division of the Supreme People's Court, took some files relating to a coal mining lawsuit home in November 2016 due to his dissatisfaction toward his work at the SPC.

The documents were later destroyed by Wang to eliminate evidence, Xinhua News Agency reported on Friday, quoting official sources.