Watchdog reveals corrupt officials’ lifestyles
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DETAILS of the behavior of officials deemed corrupt were revealed yesterday by China’s top Party disciplinary watchdog on its official website.
Amassing jade collections through graft and frequenting exclusive private clubs were among practices outlined by the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Some of those involved were named.
They included: Ni Fake, former deputy governor of east China’s Anhui Province; Tan Li, vice governor of south China’s Hainan Province; Wan Qingliang, former Party chief of Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province; and Han Xiancong, vice chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
Ni became the deputy governor of Anhui in 2008, managing local land and resources issues.
He appointed himself as honorary chairman of the provincial jewelry industry association without getting official approval, said the watchdog.
Ni let people know that he liked jade — implying that he wanted items carved from the precious stone.
Under the pretext of exchanging views and knowledge about jade, he took jade items worth 12 million yuan in bribes, said Leng Baoqing, deputy publicity chief with the commission.
Ni was investigated in June last year.
Three months later, he was sacked from his post and expelled from the Party.
An initial investigation found that he took bribes himself or through his relatives and helped others gain illegal benefits.
Other officials were found to be leading luxurious lifestyles, according to the online interview.
Wan was found to have frequented private clubs on several occasions, attending lavish banquets.
This was even though the Party last year ordered officials not to visit such establishments as part of its campaign against unacceptable practices.
Some Party officials “frequented private clubs, enjoying lavish meals and other entertainment, some even engaging in power-for-money or power-for-sex deals,” said the circular made public then.
Wan was removed from his post on June 30.
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