Jiangxi deputy governor Yao Mugen faces corruption probe
High-ranking Jiangxi civil servant placed under investigation by party watchdog
A deputy Jiangxi governor has become the latest high-ranking provincial official implicated in corruption by the Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog.
Deputy Governor Yao Mugen, a career Jiangxi civil servant, is under investigation for "serious violations of party discipline and state law", the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said on its website yesterday, using a common euphemism for corruption.
It was unclear when Yao was placed under investigation, although there were clues that his downfall was sudden.
Yesterday's Jiangxi Daily featured a commentary by him calling for better management of lakes and rivers.
Party officials tend to drop out of the public spotlight before a graft probe is announced.
Yao worked his way up from a low-ranking public servant's post with the Jiangxi economic planning commission, spending his entire career in the province.