Career
Wen Qiang was the most prominent among the officials charged in Bo Xilai"s campaign against organized crime in the summer of 2009. He was the former Chongqing Public Security Bureau’s executive deputy head for 16 years and head of the city’s Judicial Bureau (Su Wei et al, 2011:26-27). Wen Qiang’s home reportedly sat on a 20 mu lot and had a market value of 30 million yuan (“Chongqing dahei gushi,” 2009)
Wen was charged with taking more than 12 million yuan ($176m) in bribes.
He was also charged with repeatedly raping a university student.
He was convicted and sentenced to death. His appeal in May 2010 was overturned, and he was executed in July.