Chinese provincial official expelled from Communist Party for corruption
Si Xinliang took bribes and tried to obstruct an investigation into his affairs, according to China's anti-graft agency
A retired senior official from eastern China, who was in charge of government personnel issues for eight years in Zhejiang province, has been punished for taking bribes in return for help in handing out promotions.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, China’s main anti-corruption agency, said in a statement that Si Xinliang has been expelled from the Communist Party and that his case has been handed over to prosecutors.
His final post was a senior political adviser in Zhejiang before his retirement in 2013. The anti-corruption commission announced in February that Si was under investigation for alleged graft.
He headed the province’s organisation department until late 2009.
His long tenure in the organisation overseeing personnel matters led him to serve under former provincial party bosses, including Zhang Dejiang, now the National People’s Congress Standing Committee chairman; President Xi Jinping; and Zhao Hongzhu, now deputy chief of the anti-corruption commission, according to an earlier report by the Shanghai-based online news outlet The Paper.
The anti-corruption commission statement said Si took advantage of his post to seek profit by helping to promote officials and business operations and that he had accepted a huge bribe.