BEIJING: The elected chief of a village that became a symbol of resistance against corruption has been arrested for allegedly accepting bribes, Chinese authorities said in a statement posted online Saturday.
Lin Zulian was voted head of the Wukan village committee in southern Guangdong province in 2012, after protests over land grabs led to the ousting of local leaders.
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