A luxury night club in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, was raided on Thursday night for providing sex services. The Red Club Karaoke, pitching itself as a "five-star resort club in Henan province", opened about two years ago and occupies an area of more than 10, square meters.
Pictures of the raid posted online on Friday by Dahe Daily, a local newspaper affiliated to Henan Daily Press Group, showed that police used six buses to transport the suspects caught at the scene. The incident attracted public attention as it is the second high-profile case involving prostitution in the province in recent years. More than 2, women had provided sex services at the club before it was raided and forced to close in November A total of police officers were punished for covering up the ring and more than eight million yuan in bribes were seized.
Zhou Tingxin, former deputy police chief in Zhengzhou, was the most senior police officer punished in the case. Police officers involved in the case were either awarded stock shares of the club or given money.
Wang Xiaohong, who was then the police chief in Henan province and was in charge of the Royal No 1 Nightclub case, was appointed vice-minister of public security on Friday.
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