Is Stern Hu’s confession real?
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Former Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu allegedly confessed to accepting bribes on the first day of his trial in Shanghai, almost nine months after he was imprisoned for trading in State secrets. Details of the confession are patchy. Journalists are excluded from the proceedings and the only Australian witness – consul-general Tom Connor- says Hu “made some admissions”. Given the trial itself is shrouded in secrecy, how real is this admission of guilt?
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