Four officials from Shanghai expelled from Communist Party
21/5/2007 16:12
Four officials from Shanghai, including a former chairman of a
football club, have been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and
will now face criminal charges in the latest corruption scandal to be exposed in
the city. A document released by the Shanghai Municipal Commission for
Discipline Inspection of the CPC announced that Yin Guoyuan, former deputy
director of the Shanghai housing, land and resources administration, had abused
his position to pursue interests on the behalf of others and had accepted bribes
during his tenure. The document said Yin had accepted bribes in the form of
cash, shares, property and cars and said the value of the bribes was "very
large", without giving the specific details. Chen Jinxian, head of Shanghai's
Changning District, Ling Baoheng, head of the Shanghai Municipal State Assets
Commission and Yu Zhifei, deputy general manager of Shanghai International
Circuit Co Ltd and chairman of Shanghai Shenhua Soccer Club, were the other
officials expelled. Chen was found to have abused his position to seek gains
for others and accepted bribes while serving as the deputy Party secretary and
the administrative chief of Changning District. Ling Baoheng accepted bribes
during his tenure as the chief of the Shanghai Municipal State Assets Commission
and his three previous official posts. Yu Zhifei, who also served as general
manager of Shang International Circuit Development Co Ltd, is said to have taken
advantage of being chairman of the board of Shanghai Shenhua Soccer Club. He is
said to have embezzled funds from the soccer club, and another international
trade company affiliated to the club, to pay off personal debts and buy a house.
Xinhua
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