The chairman of China's Hanlong Mining, Liu Han, is under police investigation for harboring his brother before the latter's arrest on suspicion of murder, Xinhua reported Saturday.

Xinhua, quoting police sources, said Saturday Liu was being investigated for possibly hiding evidence, among other "serious" criminal offences.

Liu's younger brother, Liu Yong, is being investigated in relation to a triple homicide in 2009, Xinhua said.

Reuters - Global Times