A vice-chairman of Jiangsu People's Congress is believed to be under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, according to a Hong Kong-based human rights group and a pro-Beijing newspaper yesterday.
A staffer from the provincial People's Congress confirmed that Wang Wulong, 64, a former Nanjing party secretary, had stopped going to work but denied a Ta Kung Pao report he had been put under shuanggui, a form of Communist Party detention while under investigation.
The report said Mr Wang had been sent to Beijing for questioning. It said the CCDI had been investigating him for a long time and cited rumours he had received bribes worth 3 million yuan. His case could be related to construction project corruption during his stint in Nanjing, the report said.
But the Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy cited other rumours as saying the case might be related to Mr Wang's former secretary, who was 'in trouble', exactly what kind the centre did not say.
A provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection employee declined to comment on the case. 'We're not aware of what's going on. Maybe you should talk to the CCDI,' she said. The CCDI was not available for comment yesterday.
Meanwhile, the centre alleged Zhu Junyi , director of Shanghai's Labour and Social Security Bureau, was put under shuanggui on July 1.