Off the wire
China Hushen 300 index futures close lower Friday  • China treasury bond futures higher Friday  • Iranians mark Al-Quds Day in solidarity with Palestinians  • DPRK top leader says to strengthen cooperation with Cuba  • Brazil's Rousseff raises fund to fight back impeachment  • Resale prices for Singapore's public housing units up 0.1 pct in Q2: HDB's flash estimates  • Chinese shares close mixed Friday  • Xi: Party rooted in the people  • Roundup: Taliban twin suicide attacks in Kabul widely condemned  • Woman slain, 3 children injured in Bahrain roadside explosion  
You are here:   Home

Ex-mayor of E Chinese city investigated for graft

Xinhua, July 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

Lu Ziyue, former mayor of Ningbo in east China's Zhejiang Province, is under investigation by prosecutors on suspicion of accepting bribes.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on Friday that it has decided to take "coercive measures" against Lu. The investigation is under way.

According to Chinese law, "coercive measures" may include summons by force, bail, residential surveillance, detention or arrest. Endi