{"id":167510,"date":"2014-01-09T22:57:06","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T06:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=167510"},"modified":"2014-01-10T00:06:58","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T08:06:58","slug":"zhou-yongkangs-son-zhou-bin-faces-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2014\/01\/zhou-yongkangs-son-zhou-bin-faces-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Zhou Yongkang&#8217;s Son Zhou Bin Faces Trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/china\/zhou-yongkang\">The case against former security chief Zhou Yongkang<\/a> appears to be building as his son, Zhou Bin, is seeking a legal team to prepare for his trial. Last month, <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/12\/zhou-yongkang-serious-trouble\/\">Reuters reported that Zhou Bin had been placed under &#8220;quasi-detention&#8221; <\/a>but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/article\/1401807\/retired-security-tsar-zhou-yongkangs-son-zhou-bin-faces-trial-seeks\"><strong>the South China Morning Post now reports that his arrest has been formalized<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Zhou Bin, 41, is seeking legal assistance over possible bribery and other charges, according to three people familiar with the case who declined to be named.<\/p>\n<p>Zhou Bin is allegedly involved in illegal dealings in Sichuan and the oil industry.<\/p>\n<p>He has been formally detained since December.<\/p>\n<p>His detention is a crucial step towards launching judicial proceedings against Zhou, and possibly also his father, who would become the highest-ranking party leader in decades to be embroiled in a graft scandal.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Zhou the elder is also <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/12\/former-security-tsar-virtual-house-arrest\/\">reportedly being held under house arrest<\/a>, though no formal charges against him have been announced. 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