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Tag: Zhou Yongkang

  • Wednesday, January 22nd 2020 - 06:47 UTC

    Ex Interpol chief sentenced in China to 13 years in prison for bribery

    Meng - a former vice minister of public security - is among a growing group of Communist Party cadres caught in President Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign

    Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who was detained on a visit to China in 2018, was sentenced on Tuesday (Jan 21) to more than 13 years in prison for bribery in a case that shook the international police organization.

  • Tuesday, April 28th 2015 - 05:13 UTC

    China's oil giant Sinopec under investigation over corruption suspicions

    China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection named Wang Tianpu, an oil industry veteran and president of Sinopec Group, in a statement

    A senior executive at state energy firm China Sinopec Group is under investigation for suspected “serious disciplinary violations”. The China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) named Wang Tianpu, an oil industry veteran and president of Sinopec Group, in a statement on its website. Sinopec Group is the parent of Sinopec Corp, Asia's largest oil refiner.

  • Monday, October 20th 2014 - 07:15 UTC

    China's leadership meets to crack down on 'abuse of power' and promote 'rule of the law'

    The gathering is expected to take action against Zhou Yongkang, the powerful former domestic security tsar who fell to the anti-corruption campaign

    Leaders of China's ruling Communist Party opened a highly-anticipated meeting Monday, as state media emphasized the need to tighten control over the country's legal system. Known as the Fourth Plenum, it brings together the party's 205-strong Central Committee and around 170 reserve members, along with officials from bodies including its much-feared internal watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.