China has accelerated the pace of anti-corruption ahead of an important meeting next week, and on Thursday announced developments in three major cases.
The Ministry of Defense confirmed the investigation of the bribery of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Central Military Commission, Wang Jianping, deputy director of the People’s Liberation Army Supreme Leadership.
According to public records, President Xi Jinping, a 63-year-old general, was a 63-year-old general and was the most senior active duty officer since the beginning of a comprehensive crackdown against corruption in late 2012.
“Military prosecutors have been investigating his situation,” said Yang Yujun, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Communications. “The armed forces continue to promote anti-immigration work, in recent years to seize a lot of major suspects.
The last three generals arrested for corruption were Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong, former vice-chairmen of the Central Military Commission, and Tian Xiuxiu, former political commissar of the People’s Liberation Army.
They were retired at the time of their arrest.
Wang joined the service in 1969 and has been working in the Army for nearly 20 years according to his resume. He moved to the Chinese Armed Police Force in 1996 and was promoted to general office in 2014.
In another development, former deputy state officials Su Rong Thursday in the Shandong Provincial Court of Justice, bribery,
Prosecutors alleged that the former deputy chairman of the National Committee of the Soviet Government, the country’s top political advisory body, used official positions to provide commercial interests and promotions to groups and individuals, accepting bribes worth about 110 million yuan ($ 15.8 million) from 2002 to 2014.
According to the prosecutor, Sue could not explain how he acquired additional assets worth more than $ 80 million. He pleaded guilty and expressed remorse during the trial. The court said the verdict would be announced at a later date.
Former vice governor of Fuxing, Xu Gang, Anhui Province on Thursday was sentenced to 13 years in prison, bribes 20 million yuan.
From 2002 to 2014, Mr. Xu abused his position, providing business and personal opportunities for business and career advancement.
Announcement on the three cases before the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in the next week before the plenary session of China ‘s highest discipline supervision body.
Members of the Commission will meet in Beijing from 6 to 8 January to report on their work in 2016 and to discuss the tasks for the coming year.
“The three cases on Wednesday show that the pressure on the transplant has not diminished and will remain high next year,” said Yang Weidong, a professor of law at the Chinese Governance Institute.
