31 on trial for gang crimes

重慶今開審'紅頂黑老大'

Thirty-one people went on trial Monday on charges of gang-related crimes in Chongqing, Xinhua reported. The trial is expected to last 5 days at the Chongqing No 5 Intermediate People's Court. Li Qiang, a rich businessman and former deputy to the Chongqing Municipal People's Congress, is said to be chief of the gang. He faces 9 charges including organizing and leading mafia-style gangs, bribery and tax evasion.

據新華社報道，原重慶市人大代表、富商黎強等涉黑案26日在重慶市第五中級人民法院開庭審理，31名被告人出庭受審，法院將用5天時間庭審此案。犯罪嫌疑人黎強被控犯組織、領導黑社會性質組織罪、行賄罪、偷稅罪等9項罪名。

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