Bo Xilai case transferred to judicial departments
By Li Qian |
January 10, 2013, Thursday
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Cases involving former member of the Political Bureau of the Party's Central Committee Bo Xilai and former Railway Minister Liu Zhijun have been transferred to judicial departments, China's top disciplinary watchdog revealed yesterday.
At a press conference broadcast live nationwide, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection spokesman Cui Shaopeng said 4,698 officials at county level or higher had been punished by disciplinary authorities last year, while 961 at county level or higher had been transferred to judicial bodies.
Bo, who was also the Party chief of Chongqing City, fell from grace after his wife, Bogu Kailai, murdered British businessman Neil Heywood, and he is said to have tried to hush up the crime. Bogu Kailai was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on August 20, 2012, but Bo has yet to be formally charged.
Bo, 54, is also said to have sought profits for others or promotion for subordinates after receiving bribes personally or through his family. He was also found to have maintained improper sexual relationships with a number of women, central authorities said earlier.
Liu was sacked in February 2011 and then detained for allegedly taking kickbacks while handing out contracts during the rapid expansion of China's high-speed railway system.
His downfall was said to be triggered by Ding Shumiao, a businesswoman who made up to 800 million yuan (US$128.4 million) from railway projects.
China's State Council has held Liu, 50, responsible for a fatal bullet train crash in the eastern city of Wenzhou in July 2011.
On November 4 last year, the Party's Central Committee endorsed a decision to expel Bo and Liu from the Party on the completion of corruption investigations, clearing the way for their trials.
Another two ministry-level officials - Tian Xueren, former executive deputy governor of Jilin Province in northeast China, and Huang Sheng, former deputy governor of Shandong Province - have also been turned over to judicial bodies, the commission said. Online posts claimed that Huang took bribes of US$9 billion, kept 46 mistresses and owned 46 properties.
Another two big names - Zhou Zhenhong, a former Standing Committee member of the Party's Guangdong provincial committee, and Li Chuncheng, former deputy Party secretary of Sichuan Province - are also being investigated for corruption.
Li's downfall came less than a month after the Party's 18th national congress named him as a non-voting member of the CPC Central Committee.
He is suspected of buying and selling official positions and, as a senior official of Sichuan's capital city of Chengdu and later of the provincial government, having a hand in steering real estate development deals in return for favors.
Zhou is accused of taking 7.06 million yuan in bribes to help others win contracts or obtain government jobs.
Li, 57, was one of a number of officials toppled from their posts following online claims.
In October 2012, Cai Bin, a senior urban management official in Guangdong's capital city Guangzhou, was sacked after online revelations that he owned 21 properties worth a total of 40 million yuan.
Last year, disciplinary inspection bodies launched investigations into more than 155,000 such cases based on tip-offs from the public, of which more than 153,000 have been concluded.
As a result, 160,718 people received punishments.
Public scrutiny is seen as a potent weapon for fighting official corruption and citizens are encouraged to dial 12388 if they have information.
Tang Jun, a professor at the Renmin University of China, says in the "2012 Official Image Crisis Report" that more than 10 downfalls last year were the result of leaks of pornographic photos and sex videos, the Beijing-based Procuratorial Daily reported.
Lei Zhengfu, a top district official in the southwestern city of Chongqing, was sacked last November after he was seen in a 36-second video clip having sex with an 18-year-old woman.
At a press conference broadcast live nationwide, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection spokesman Cui Shaopeng said 4,698 officials at county level or higher had been punished by disciplinary authorities last year, while 961 at county level or higher had been transferred to judicial bodies.
Bo, who was also the Party chief of Chongqing City, fell from grace after his wife, Bogu Kailai, murdered British businessman Neil Heywood, and he is said to have tried to hush up the crime. Bogu Kailai was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on August 20, 2012, but Bo has yet to be formally charged.
Bo, 54, is also said to have sought profits for others or promotion for subordinates after receiving bribes personally or through his family. He was also found to have maintained improper sexual relationships with a number of women, central authorities said earlier.
Liu was sacked in February 2011 and then detained for allegedly taking kickbacks while handing out contracts during the rapid expansion of China's high-speed railway system.
His downfall was said to be triggered by Ding Shumiao, a businesswoman who made up to 800 million yuan (US$128.4 million) from railway projects.
China's State Council has held Liu, 50, responsible for a fatal bullet train crash in the eastern city of Wenzhou in July 2011.
On November 4 last year, the Party's Central Committee endorsed a decision to expel Bo and Liu from the Party on the completion of corruption investigations, clearing the way for their trials.
Another two ministry-level officials - Tian Xueren, former executive deputy governor of Jilin Province in northeast China, and Huang Sheng, former deputy governor of Shandong Province - have also been turned over to judicial bodies, the commission said. Online posts claimed that Huang took bribes of US$9 billion, kept 46 mistresses and owned 46 properties.
Another two big names - Zhou Zhenhong, a former Standing Committee member of the Party's Guangdong provincial committee, and Li Chuncheng, former deputy Party secretary of Sichuan Province - are also being investigated for corruption.
Li's downfall came less than a month after the Party's 18th national congress named him as a non-voting member of the CPC Central Committee.
He is suspected of buying and selling official positions and, as a senior official of Sichuan's capital city of Chengdu and later of the provincial government, having a hand in steering real estate development deals in return for favors.
Zhou is accused of taking 7.06 million yuan in bribes to help others win contracts or obtain government jobs.
Li, 57, was one of a number of officials toppled from their posts following online claims.
In October 2012, Cai Bin, a senior urban management official in Guangdong's capital city Guangzhou, was sacked after online revelations that he owned 21 properties worth a total of 40 million yuan.
Last year, disciplinary inspection bodies launched investigations into more than 155,000 such cases based on tip-offs from the public, of which more than 153,000 have been concluded.
As a result, 160,718 people received punishments.
Public scrutiny is seen as a potent weapon for fighting official corruption and citizens are encouraged to dial 12388 if they have information.
Tang Jun, a professor at the Renmin University of China, says in the "2012 Official Image Crisis Report" that more than 10 downfalls last year were the result of leaks of pornographic photos and sex videos, the Beijing-based Procuratorial Daily reported.
Lei Zhengfu, a top district official in the southwestern city of Chongqing, was sacked last November after he was seen in a 36-second video clip having sex with an 18-year-old woman.
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