Justice awaits crash culprits
By Jasmine Zhao |
August 4, 2012, Saturday
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THE Wenzhou bullet-train crash that killed 39 people and injured 192 on July 23 last year will be handed to Beijing prosecutors for further investigation and prosecution, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said yesterday.
Prosecutors will look into illegal activities of officials and related suspects found to be responsible for the crash through independent judicial investigation.
An investigation report released in December last year showed the deadly crash was caused by a severe design defect in the train's operating system.
Inadequate emergency measures were also blamed for the facility malfunctions after a lightning strike.
One official to be handed over to prosecutors is Liu Zhijun, China's former railway minister, who has been under investigation since February 2011.
Disciplinary watchdogs said Liu had taken massive bribes and abused his authority to help a private businessman make huge illegal profits.
He was also accused of fostering major corruption and having "degenerate morals," a term that often refers to sexual misdeeds.
Liu was expelled from the Communist Party of China in May this year.
Several high-ranking railway officials also were removed and investigated in a series of graft probes.
Zhang Shuguang, the railway ministry's former deputy chief engineer, who was Liu's right-hand man, also faced corruption charges.
Fifty-four others will also be investigated by prosecutors.
Prosecutors will look into illegal activities of officials and related suspects found to be responsible for the crash through independent judicial investigation.
An investigation report released in December last year showed the deadly crash was caused by a severe design defect in the train's operating system.
Inadequate emergency measures were also blamed for the facility malfunctions after a lightning strike.
One official to be handed over to prosecutors is Liu Zhijun, China's former railway minister, who has been under investigation since February 2011.
Disciplinary watchdogs said Liu had taken massive bribes and abused his authority to help a private businessman make huge illegal profits.
He was also accused of fostering major corruption and having "degenerate morals," a term that often refers to sexual misdeeds.
Liu was expelled from the Communist Party of China in May this year.
Several high-ranking railway officials also were removed and investigated in a series of graft probes.
Zhang Shuguang, the railway ministry's former deputy chief engineer, who was Liu's right-hand man, also faced corruption charges.
Fifty-four others will also be investigated by prosecutors.
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