Former Wukan officials expelled from the Party
Source: Xinhua |
April 24, 2012, Tuesday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
TWO former officials from south China's Wukan village have been expelled from the Communist Party of China over corruption and election-rigging charges, provincial authorities said yesterday.
Xue Chang, former Party chief of Wukan, and Chen Shunyi, former head of the village committee, were also ordered to hand over illegal gains of 189,200 yuan (US$30,031) and 86,000 yuan respectively, said Zeng Qingrong, deputy head of the supervision department of Guangdong Province.
Wukan hit the headlines last year when village residents staged three waves of large-scale rallies in four months to protest at village officials' alleged illegal land grabs, corruption and violations of financing and election rules.
In December, after a senior provincial official held direct talks with villagers, order was restored. Re-elections were held earlier this year while an investigation into the villagers' complaints continued.
Zeng said authorities found that Wukan's former officials were involved in illegal transfers of land use rights, embezzling collective properties, accepting bribes and rigging village elections.
Six other former village officials were also punished.
Twelve township and municipal officials who collaborated with the Wukan officials were also punished, including two who were transferred to judicial authorities for suspected law infringements.
More than 1.06 million yuan of illegal gains had been confiscated from officials.
Investigators said that as the probe continues, Xue and Chen, the former Wukan top officials, may also be handed over to judicial authorities.
Yesterday's announcement was welcomed by the villagers, who also urged the authorities to swiftly settle the disputed land use rights concerning the land allegedly impropriated by businessmen through under-the-table deals with former village officials.
Xue Chang, former Party chief of Wukan, and Chen Shunyi, former head of the village committee, were also ordered to hand over illegal gains of 189,200 yuan (US$30,031) and 86,000 yuan respectively, said Zeng Qingrong, deputy head of the supervision department of Guangdong Province.
Wukan hit the headlines last year when village residents staged three waves of large-scale rallies in four months to protest at village officials' alleged illegal land grabs, corruption and violations of financing and election rules.
In December, after a senior provincial official held direct talks with villagers, order was restored. Re-elections were held earlier this year while an investigation into the villagers' complaints continued.
Zeng said authorities found that Wukan's former officials were involved in illegal transfers of land use rights, embezzling collective properties, accepting bribes and rigging village elections.
Six other former village officials were also punished.
Twelve township and municipal officials who collaborated with the Wukan officials were also punished, including two who were transferred to judicial authorities for suspected law infringements.
More than 1.06 million yuan of illegal gains had been confiscated from officials.
Investigators said that as the probe continues, Xue and Chen, the former Wukan top officials, may also be handed over to judicial authorities.
Yesterday's announcement was welcomed by the villagers, who also urged the authorities to swiftly settle the disputed land use rights concerning the land allegedly impropriated by businessmen through under-the-table deals with former village officials.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
