Trial of 31 opens in SW China on organized crime charges

&$ &$Li Qiang (C) is escorted to Chongqing No. 5 Intermediate People's Court in Chongqing, China, Oct. 26, 2009. Thirty-one people stood on trial Monday in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on charges of crimes in connection to "mafia-style" organizations run by billionaire Li Qiang, who was among the accused. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)&$ &$ Thirty-one people stood on trial Monday in southwest ...