Dumplings, workouts: Jailed ex-police chief Wang Lijun's 'comfortable' prison life
Wang Lijun is comfortable, says his family, with workouts to keep fit and a TV for entertainment
Wang Lijun, the former police chief of Chongqing is leading a comfortable life in a prison on the outskirts of Beijing, a source close to his family said.
"He stays in a good mental state and has put on some weight compared with when he stood trial in September," the source quoted a family member who had visited Wang as saying.
He stays in a good mental state and has put on some weight compared with when he stood trial in September
Wang, whose flight to the US consulate in Chengdu in February last year triggered the country's biggest political scandal in decades, was jailed for 15 years in September for bribery, bending the law, abuse of power and attempted defection.
The source said Wang's food and accommodation were better than expected. "Wang lives in a single-room which has everything one could expect to find, including a television to watch and newspapers and magazines to read," the source said.
However, he has no computer and no access to the internet.
