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Former senior Xinjiang legislator stands trial for bribery

Xinhua, June 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

A former senior legislator in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region went on trial for accepting bribes on Thursday.

Li Zhi, former deputy head of the standing committee of the regional People's Congress, was tried at the Intermediate People's Court of Xining, capital city of northwest China's Qinghai Province.

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) announced an investigation into Li in March, 2015. Endi