Chen Liangyu awaits his fate 'in good health'
The ousted Communist Party boss of Shanghai, Chen Liangyu , was in jail awaiting trial on corruption charges and his health was good, a top disciplinary official said yesterday, a week after Chen was removed from all party and government positions.
In September, Chen was removed from his position as the top leader of the mainland's commercial capital and his seat in the all-powerful Politburo of the ruling Communist Party for his role in the embezzlement of more than 3 billion yuan from Shanghai's pension fund. More than 20 government and state company officials were implicated.
Last week, the Politburo stripped Chen, 60, of his party membership as well as his National People's Congress position.
'Prosecutors are investigating Chen's case and the court will decide the date for the trial,' Gan Yisheng , deputy secretary of the party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said yesterday.
'According to the law, it does not matter who you are; once you've been handed to the law, you'll be held in detention. Chen Liangyu is, of course, not immune.'