Four senior officials prosecuted for graft

Chinese prosecutors have filed separate lawsuits against four senior officials suspected of graft, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced Wednesday.

Su Rong, former vice chairman of the National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, is charged with taking advantage of his positions to seek benefits for others, accepting a huge amount of bribes and abuses of power which caused "great losses" to the state.

Su's property and expenditure obviously exceeded his legal income, and he could not explain how he came by the money. He is also accused of holding a large amount of property with unidentified sources.

Du Shanxue, former vice governor of north China's Shanxi Province, is charged with offering and taking bribes, and holding a large amount of property with unidentified sources.

Sun Zhaoxue, former general manager of the state-owned Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco), is accused of accepting a huge amount in bribes and holding a large amount of property with unidentified sources.

Zhao Shaolin, former member of the standing committee of the Communist Party of China Jiangsu provincial committee and secretary-general of the provincial party committee, is charged with bribing others to seek benefits for his son's business and purchasing foreign exchange through deception. Endi