Liu Qi (politician)

Liu Qi
刘淇
Mayor of Beijing
In office 1999–2003
Preceded by	Jia Qinglin
Succeeded by	Meng Xuenong
President of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games
In office 2004–2008
Leader	Jacques Rogge
Preceded by	Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
Succeeded by	Sebastian Coe
Personal details
Born	November 1942 (age 74) Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu
Nationality	China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Occupation	Politician

Liu Qi (simplified Chinese: 刘淇; traditional Chinese: 劉淇; pinyin: Liú Qí; born November 1942 in Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu) is a retired Chinese politician. He formerly served as the Communist Party Secretary of Beijing, and also a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China. He was also the President of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee.

On February 7, 2002, Liu was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California by the San Francisco-based human rights organization, the Center for Justice and Accountability. The plaintiffs in that case alleged that, as mayor of Beijing, Liu was responsible for formulating security policy and had control over the local police. The police were in turn alleged to have tortured the plaintiffs with beatings, electric shock, and forced feedings through tubes inserted through the plaintiffs' noses. The court issued a declaratory judgment that Liu was responsible for violating the defendants' rights to be free from torture and arbitrary detention. However, because Liu did not defend the suit, there were no hearings, trials, or findings of fact on the issues presented.

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