A French architect linked to the family of the purged Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been arrested in Cambodia, in a development that could be linked to the Chinese Communist party’s probe into Mr Bo.
News agencies quoted Cambodian officials and French diplomats as saying that Patrick Devillers had been arrested in Phnom Penh in relation to an unspecified alleged crime in China – and that Beijing had requested his extradition. The Chinese foreign ministry could not be reached for comment.
The French foreign ministry said Mr Devillers had been arrested on June 13 and placed in detention. Paris has demanded that the Cambodian authorities provide an explanation for his arrest.