Top cadre under investigation after turning himself in to China’s graft-buster
Ai Wenli, a former senior political adviser in Hebei, is only second high-level official to give himself up to agency since crackdown on corruption began
A former senior political adviser from Hebei province has turned himself in to China’s graft-buster, the National Supervisory Commission said on Tuesday, only the second top official to do so since President Xi Jinping launched his sweeping crackdown on corruption.
But at the lower level, more cadres have been giving themselves up since the ruling Communist Party set up the super anti-graft agency in March, with expanded powers covering all public office and quasi-government bodies, an analyst said.
The commission said Ai Wenli – who was a senior political adviser in the northern province and said in a self-criticism session he had put personal gain over public interest – is now under investigation for “severely violating the law and party discipline”, which is usually a reference to corruption.
No further official details were given about Ai’s case, but he is the second provincial-level official to surrender himself for a graft investigation since Xi took power in 2012.
