Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The
French architect being questioned in Beijing in a probe linked to
disgraced politician Bo Xilai is in "good shape," said a French embassy
spokesman.
Patrick Devillers met with French diplomats over the weekend after
flying to the mainland from Cambodia, where he had been detained at the
request of Beijing, said the spokesman.
France's foreign ministry said earlier it had asked for access to the
52-year-old architect, who agreed to go to Beijing to assist in the
inquiry.
Devillers is understood to have been a close business associate and
friend of Bo, the former Communist Party chief of Chongqing, and his
wife Gu Kailai, key figures in China's biggest political scandal in
decades, although his exact role is unclear.
He is believed to have first crossed paths
with Bo and Gu in the 1990s, when Bo, then mayor of Dalian, hired him
to do some architectural work in the city.
Gu, a former lawyer, has been detained for suspected involvement in the
murder of British businessman Neil Heywood last year. AGENCE
FRANCE-PRESSE
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