The former general manager of Silk Street market will be charged by Chaoyang Procuratorate for permitting the sale of counterfeit products and taking bribes.

Wang Zili was alleged to support retailers selling fake products in the market by investing in their business. He was also accused of accepting bribes from some retailers, according to the Beijing News yesterday.

Wang took charge of Silk Street in 2006 and resigned in July 2009. However, in December 2009 Wang was found in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia and was detained by police. He remains in detention today.

Chaoyang court said Wang's case is being investigated by police and has not yet been brought to court.

A former Silk Street vendor named Yang Changjun, who was sentenced to three and a half years in jail by the court on Monday for selling counterfeit bags, claimed Wang used him to sell fake goods.

On Aug 9, 2009, as many as 8,425 counterfeit bags were found in Yang's private storehouse in Silk Street by police. All the products were copies of top designer brands such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Chanel.

Yang admitted the charge of selling a large quantity of counterfeit goods, but claimed it was Wang Zili who persuaded him to conduct the business.
                                                                                     　　　　　　Source:China Daily