Former Shanghai party chief expelled from Party, gov't

时间：2007-07-27 06:15:47

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BEIJING, July 27 - Former Shanghai party chief Chen Liangyu was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from all government posts on Thursday, said a press release issued by the CPC Central Committee.

 

His case has been handed over to the prosecutors1, said the statement.

 

The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee convened2 a meeting Thursday reviewing the investigation3 report on Chen's case handed by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection4.

 

"The punishment was imposed on Chen according to the CPC Constitution and Regulation of the CPC on Disciplinary and Law on Civil Servants," the press release said.

 

Chen was also removed Tuesday from his position as deputy to the 10th National People's Congress (NPC), according to the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress.

 

Four months ago, nine officials involved in the scandal were expelled from the Party and lost their government posts, including Zhu Junyi, director of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Labour and Social Security, and Qin Yu, deputy secretary of the Shanghai's Baoshan District CPC Committee.

 

In mid-June, Wang Guoxiong, former general manager of Shanghai Industrial Investment Group and one of the nine, was the first to be tried in connection with the scandal.

 

The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection started an investigation into Chen's case in September last year.

 

Earlier reports said more than 100 investigators5 from Beijing had gone to Shanghai to probe the corruption7 case in which money was siphoned off from Shanghai's social security system, which manages more than 10 billion yuan (1.25 billion dollars) in funds.

 

Chen, born in 1946, was the secretary of CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee when the corruption scandal broke out.

 

According to the investigation, Chen had misused8 his power to support the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Labor9 and Social Security to grant huge amount of loans from the Shanghai social security fund to private companies illegally.

 

He also lent a hand to help private companies purchase shares of state-owned enterprises causing great damage to the public assets, according to the release.

 

Chen abused his power to seek illegal profits in project examination and approval, fund allocation, investment attraction, land planning and promoting inferior officials.

 

Both Chen and his family received bribes10 worth "a huge amount of money," the press release said.

 

Chen also offered help to his family members who were seeking "huge sums of illegal profits" from businesses, it said.

 

He was "morally decadent," the statement said, adding that he took advantage of his post to "philander11" and traded the power with sexual favors.

 

He also shielded officials close to him who violated laws or Party disciplines, it said.

 

Chen seriously violated Party discipline, caused great losses to the interests of the people and the nation, tarnished12 the image of the CPC and his actions had "an extremely bad social influence," the statement said.

 

"The battle against corruption has a direct bearing on the public feeling, the CPC's survival, and the country's long-term social stability," said the statement.

 

The CPC Central Committee said Chen's punishment "further demonstrates the CPC's resolution to fight corruption."

 

CPC organizations at various levels must have a deep understanding of the protracted13, complex and hard nature of the battle against corruption, the statement said.

 

"Setting Chen's case as a negative example as well as a warning, they should find problems, close loopholes and make great efforts to build a clean Party and fight against corruption," it said.

 

The party organs are required to further anti-corruption education among officials, build a system that can effectively supervise officials and root out corruption.

 

The statement also urged heavier penalty on corrupt6 officials.

 

"As long as one violated disciplines or laws, he would be severely14 punished no matter what post he holds," the statement said.

 

The country has taken several senior officials to the court for corruption, including Zheng Xiaoyu, former director of China's State Food and Drug Administration, who was executed on July 10.

 
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1 prosecutors a638e6811c029cb82f180298861e21e9     
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
参考例句：
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
2 convened fbc66e55ebdef2d409f2794046df6cf1     
召开( convene的过去式 )； 召集； （为正式会议而）聚集； 集合
参考例句：
  • The chairman convened the committee to put the issue to a vote. 主席召集委员们开会对这个问题进行表决。
  • The governor convened his troops to put down the revolt. 总督召集他的部队去镇压叛乱。
3 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
4 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
5 investigators e970f9140785518a87fc81641b7c89f7     
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 corrupt 4zTxn     
v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的
参考例句：
  • The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
  • This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
7 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
8 misused 8eaf65262a752e371adfb992201c1caf     
v.使用…不当( misuse的过去式和过去分词 )；把…派作不正当的用途；虐待；滥用
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  • He misused his dog shamefully. 他可耻地虐待自己的狗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He had grossly misused his power. 他严重滥用职权。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
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  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
10 bribes f3132f875c572eefabf4271b3ea7b2ca     
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
11 philander zAHyG     
v.不真诚地恋爱，调戏
参考例句：
  • He spent his time philander with the girls in the village.他把时间花在和村子里的姑娘们调情上了。
  • I had no time or inclination to philander.我是没有时间拈花惹草的，也不喜欢。
12 tarnished e927ca787c87e80eddfcb63fbdfc8685     
（通常指金属）（使）失去光泽，（使）变灰暗( tarnish的过去式和过去分词 )； 玷污，败坏
参考例句：
  • The mirrors had tarnished with age. 这些镜子因年深日久而照影不清楚。
  • His bad behaviour has tarnished the good name of the school. 他行为不轨，败坏了学校的声誉。
13 protracted 7bbc2aee17180561523728a246b7f16b     
adj.拖延的；延长的v.拖延“protract”的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
  • The war was protracted for four years. 战争拖延了四年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • We won victory through protracted struggle. 经过长期的斗争，我们取得了胜利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
14 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。

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