China pushing to create anti-corruption agency that can act above the law and lock up officials for months

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BEIJING — China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is pushing to establish a new anti-corruption agency with sweeping powers to sidestep the courts and lock up anyone on the government payroll for months without access to a lawyer — a plan that has met …
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