Wen Qiang

Wen Qiang (Chinese: 文强, January 29, 1956 – July 7, 2010, in Zengjia town, Shapingba,[1] Chongqing) was a Chinese judicial official who was arrested and executed during the Chongqing gang trials.

[2] 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 also known as a crime-buster, having arrested notorious gang leader and bank robber Zhang Jun in September 2000.

[3] 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 ($1.76 m) in bribes.

Wen was tried in February 2010, along with his wife, Zhou Xiaoya, and three other senior Chongqing police officials.