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Updated 3:01 AM ET, Mon October 4, 2021
Hong Kong (CNN) Once a rising star in law enforcement and widely regarded ally of Xi Jinping, he was the man in charge of a special investigation that brought down the most powerful official in the Chinese President’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign.
Fu Zhenghua, China’s former justice minister and deputy police chief, seemed to have all the stars aligned for a high-flying official career. But instead, the 66-year-old has now become a target himself in Xi’s relentless crackdown on graft and disloyalty, which critics say has also been used to purge political rivals.
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