Communist Party boss in Zhuhai put under graft probe just one day after attending public events
Li Jia is Guangdong’s fourth official to be accused of corruption since crackdown began
The Communist Party chief in Zhuhai in southern China is under investigation for alleged corruption.
A statement from the government’s anti-graft agency released late on Wednesday said Li Jia has been accused of severely violating party discipline, the euphemism it routinely uses to describe corruption.
No details were given of the allegations against him.
Li has been replaced as party secretary by Guo Yuanqiang, the director of the commerce department in Guangdong province.
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The announcement comes as a surprise as Li was seen attending two public events on Tuesday.
Zhuhai, which borders Macau, is also in the midst of ambitious development plans, including a reclamation project to double the size of the Hengqin free trade zone.