Douyu CEO arrested on a charge of opening a casino
By Huang Zhiling in Chengdu | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2023-11-22 19:49
Chen Shaojie, CEO of the streaming site Douyu, has been arrested on a charge of opening a casino.
According to an announcement released by the Dujiangyan Public Security Bureau in Sichuan province on Wednesday, the bureau had an investigation and found that Chen, male, 39, was charged with opening a casino.
At present, Chen has been arrested in accordance with the law. The case is under further investigation, the announcement from public security said.
The announcement did not reveal the full name of the suspect, but according to an announcement from the company released on Tuesday, its CEO Chen Shaojie was arrested by the public security of Chengdu on Nov 16.
Dujiangyan is a city under the administration of Chengdu, capital of Sichuan.
