Former Tencent employees, including Alibaba exec, held in graft probe

ARRESTED?: Tencent said five or six former employees, including current Alibaba executive Patrick Liu, had been detained by Chinese authorities and the investigation was ongoing.

BEIJING/BENGALURU: Chinese authorities have detained about half a dozen former employees of Tencent Holdings Ltd for alleged corruption and bribery, as well as a current Alibaba Group Holding Ltd executive, the two companies said. 

Amid a continuing crackdown on corruption by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Tencent said in a statement on Friday "five or six" people were detained, including two surnamed Zhang and Yue.