Case of officer at top court directed to Beijing supervisory commission

A case involving Wang Linqing, an officer of China's top court, has been directed to Beijing's supervisory commission for a further probe after duty-related violations were alleged against Wang, Xinhua News Agency said on Friday.

Wang in December came to public attention for a high-profile incident in which he said key material related to a coalmining dispute was lost in an office of the Supreme People's Court (SPC). He also claimed his colleagues had retaliated against his statement and that there was corruption in the top court.

The incident sparked debate on Chinese social media after Cui Yongyuan, a well-known former news anchor, posted about it on his micro blog, along with related pictures and videos.

In the videos, Wang said he received unfair treatment in the court and called for justice in the story of the "mysteriously missing" court documents.

Videos and photographs of the documents later sparked public concern about possible judicial corruption and dragged the top court into the spotlight.

Several central-level anti-corruption and law enforcement authorities, led by the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, formed a joint investigation group in early January.

The group on Feb 22 concluded that what Wang said in the videos was untrue.