BEIJING: Li Guifu, the Communist Party of China chief of Qianxi county in Tangshan, North China’s Hebei province, is currently under disciplinary review and investigation by relevant authorities, after being suspected of serious violations of discipline and law following the investigation of a previous case relevant to him.
The review and investigation are being undertaken by Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, according to a notice released on Tuesday night on its official website.In the previous case, a retired Party cadre in the county, Ma Shushan, was arrested and prosecuted for reporting on local leaders, including Li, in December.
After some review and verification, the county’s procuratorate was ordered by higher authorities to withdraw the prosecution against Ma, on the grounds that there were no criminal facts.
During the investigation, three issues were found to exist among relevant units and party members, according to a report by Hebei Daily, the official newspaper of the Hebei Party branch, which quoted a working investigative group comprising multiple departments in Hebei.
Li Guifu, who was also vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Tangshan, did not correctly fulfill his duties and failed to recuse himself from petition matters involving himself and others that should have been handled by higher authorities. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
