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Jun Mai

The ill-gotten gains of former top general Guo Boxiong and his family are likely to outstrip the bribes taken by another disgraced ex-general who was reportedly found with more than a tonne of banknotes in his home, a military analyst said on Wednesday.
Mainland state media have yet to give a precise figure for the “extremely large amount” of bribes that Guo, 74, and his family are accused of taking, but retired senior People’s Liberation Army Navy colonel Li Jie said the amount was likely to surpass the total for Xu Caihou.
Guo and Xu, as the two vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), were the most senior military officers in the PLA.
Xu amassed more than one tonne of banknotes in the basement of his home, according to mainland magazine Phoenix Weekly .
In another high-profile case, Gu Junshan, a former deputy logistics chief of the PLA, reportedly took 600 million yuan (HK$720 million) in bribes, the magazine reported.
Man who ran world’s largest army charged with taking US$12.3 million worth of bribes
Citing a source close to senior military officials, the South China Morning Post reported this week that military prosecutors were likely to allege that Guo, also a former CMC vice-chairman, took 80 million yuan in bribes, although the total could have been watered down.
Investigators confirmed this week that they had wrapped up their probe and would press charges against Guo.
Guo took bribes from at least two military officers and promoted them later, mainland media reported earlier.
Li said the actual amount of bribes Guo allegedly took was believed to be more because he was ranked higher than Xu and Gu.
“Guo held a higher rank than [Xu and Gu], and was directly responsible for the main military affairs, including armaments and drills,” he said.
“The real amount [received by Guo] should be higher than that by the [other] two.”
Xu died last year awaiting prosecution. Military prosecutors said they had dropped the charges against Xu but would go after his illegal gains. The authorities have yet to disclose the total Xu allegedly took .
Guo held a higher rank than [Xu and Gu], and was directly responsible for the main military affairs, including armaments and drills
Li Jie, retired PLA Navy colonel
Zhuang Deshui, an anticorruption expert at Peking University, said anti-graft watchdogs regularly played down bribe totals before prosecution to protect the Communist Party’s image.
“Publicising such cases serves to alert the party and the public. But too much stress on the details has a negative impact,” Zhuang said.
He said sentencing in graft cases had become increasingly dependent on other factors, including “malice” and the impact of corruption, since changes to the criminal procedure law were passed last year.
Xu Caihou: the general who rose up the ranks but fell from grace
High-profile graft trials of top politicians have also revealed that bribes were often passed on to the relatives and associates of officials, rather than being received directly by the accused.
As well as formally announcing charges against Guo, military prosecutors also vowed on Tuesday to go after any family members involved in his case.
Publicising such cases serves to alert the party and the public. But too much stress on the details has a negative impact
Zhuang Deshui, Peking University
Guo’s son, Guo Zhenggang, former deputy political commissar of the Zhejiang Military Region, is under arrest for suspected corruption. Guo Zhenggang’s wife, Wu Fangfang, was involved in a development project on military-owned land and was assisting the investigation of husband, mainland media reported last year.
Two nephews of Guo Boxiong, and his brother-in-law also served in the army. None of them has been reported as a target of the anti-graft campaign.


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China's former top general Guo Boxiong, pictured at an official ceremony in 2006, is likely to be charged with accepting 80 million yuan in bribes. File photo: Reuters

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A file photo of former top Chinese general Guo Boxiong, the highest-ranking military official to be netted in President Xi Jinping’s corruption crackdown. Photo: Xinhua

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A file photo of disgraced retired military chief Guo Boxiong, who has been charged for corruption. Photo: Reuters

In this March 11, 2012 photo, Xu Caihou, then deputy chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, which controls China's military adjusts his glasses during a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Chinese prosecutors have indicted the former top military leader on bribery charges, state media said Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

REFILE - UPDATING SECOND SENTENCE Chinese General Guo Boxiong (C), Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission, greets an honour guard as he arrives at the government palace in Lima in this November 2, 2011 file photo. China is investigating a second former top military officer on suspicion of corruption, two independent sources told Reuters, as President Xi Jinping widens his campaign against deep-rooted graft in the country. Guo, 72, was a vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission until he stepped down in 2012. Another former vice chairman, Xu Caihou, was put under investigation last year for corruption. China's Defence Ministry did not respond to a request for comment. To match Exclusive CHINA-CORRUPTION/ REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/Files (PERU - Tags: POLITICS PROFILE SOCIETY)

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Xu Caihou: the general who rose up the ranks but fell from grace

Xu Caihou joined the military in 1963 and the Communist Party in 1971. Photo: Reuters

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Guo Boquan has been removed from his role as head of the civil affairs department of China's northwestern Shaanxi province. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Guo Boquan meeting a member of the public in Xian. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Retired Central Military Commission vice-chairman Guo Boxiong is currently under a corruption investigation. Photo: AP

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