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Hu Jintao’s son linked to Namibia graft

July 20, 2009

The Australian

THE son of Chinese President Hu Jintao has been dragged into a corruption scandal in Africa involving a security scanning company, Nuctech, which he headed until last year.

The Anti-Corruption Commission in Namibia believes corruption was involved in a $69 million deal the Namibian government agreed with Nuctech for scanners for its ports and airports.

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This entry was posted on Monday, July 20th, 2009 at 12:56 pm and is filed under Issues in the News, Media, News.

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