Jilin deputy party secretary Zhu Yanfeng probed over graft: report
Top Jilin official investigated over problems with assets of First Automobile Works Group, the company he once led, report says
Zhu Yanfeng, 52, was allegedly implicated in problems related to the assets of Jilin-based First Automobile Works Group (FAW), the company of which he was formerly president, the report said.
It added that the issues occurred when the company was pursuing a public listing in 2011. It said the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) was probing the case. Zhu had been tipped to become Jilin governor before the 18th party congress. But, according to sources, some officials at FAW sent signed letters to the CCDI detailing his involvement in the alleged irregularities. As a result, Zhu's chances for advancement were hurt, the source added.
And late yesterday, Jiao Yanzhao, a reporter with the Jilin-based Xinwenhua Post, wrote on his microblog that he had received an invitation to attend a news conference scheduled for today at which Zhu would make an official appearance. The 21st Century Business Herald made a similar post on its official microblog last night.
The Caixin report said that Zhu made his last public appearance on March 11, when he attended a ceremony to mark the beginning of the new school term at the provincial party school in Jilin.
Additionally, the report said that a scheduled overseas trip by Zhu, to an undisclosed location, had been suspended.