Shanghai leader stripped of power By Xing Zhigang (China Daily) Updated: 2006-09-26 10:35
Officials sacked for corruption in recent months
June 11: Beijing vice-mayor Liu Zhihua sacked by the Standing Committee of
Beijing Municipal People's Congress for corruption and dissolute behaviour.
Late June: People's Liberation Army navy deputy commander Wang Shouye
dismissed by the Central Military Commission on charges of economic crimes. He
was also expelled from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
(NPC), China's top legislature, on June 29.
August 11: Zhu Junyi, director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Labour and
Social Security, sacked for taking bribes and siphoning money from social
security funds.
August 24: Qin Yu, director of Shanghai Baoshan District, sacked and put
under investigation for grave breach of discipline.
August 25: He Minxu, a vice-governor of eastern Anhui Province, dismissed
from his duties and awaiting trial for taking bribes and engaging in illegal
land deals.
August 27: Li Baojin, chief prosecutor of Tianjin,
dismissed on charges of severe breach of discipline.
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