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1st LD-Writethru: Former deputy CPC chief of Yunnan sacked

Xinhua, July 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

Former deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China's (CPC's) Yunnan Provincial Committee Qiu He has been expelled from the CPC and public office.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the CPC said in a statement on Friday that Qiu had seriously violated Party rules by accepting gifts and seeking benefits for the business activities of his relatives.

He also accepted huge sums in bribes, while taking advantage of his posts to seek benefits for businesses and other people.

His case of bribe taking has been transferred to the prosecutors, as the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) on Friday confirmed that Qiu is under investigation for corruption.

According to an SPP statement, he is under "coercive measures," which include summons by force, bail, residential surveillance, detention and arrest.

Qiu, an alternate member of the 18th Central Committee of the CPC, was put under investigation in March. Endi