Brother of Founder Group former CEO Li You says he is biological father of ‘illegitimate’ boy
Li Quan says he and his wife gave son up for adoption to older his brother, and has paternity test results to prove it
The brother of Founder Group’s former CEO Li You has come forward to claim that he is the biological father of Li’s alleged “illegitimate child”, mainland financial news outlet Caijing reports.
Li Quan – the younger brother of Li You, who was detained in January after Founder’s high-profile spat with Beijing Zenith Holding Ltd – said he and his wife had given birth to the child that was later adopted by Li You.
In a statement issued on Zenith’s website on March 29, the company’s controlling shareholder Guo Wengui accused Li You of having a son outside of wedlock. The claims were made after several major mainland media outlets published investigative reports detailing alleged collusion between Guo and officials, including the disgraced deputy minister of state security, Ma Jian.
Guo, who told the South China Morning Post that he is in the United States having medical treatment, denied the reports’ accusations and vowed to return to the mainland to clear his name.
Li Quan said he had conducted a paternity test recently to prove his kinship to the child, because the allegation about Li You’s illegitimate child had “caused harm to the minor”.
“I must protect my child,” he was quoted by Caijing as saying.
