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Top legislature disqualifies lawmakers

Xinhua, February 24, 2017 Adjust font size:

Wang Xibin, former president of the National Defense University of the People's Liberation Army, has resigned from his post at the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), for suspected duty-related crime, it was announced Friday.

Yu Haiyan, former vice governor of northwest China's Gansu Province, was disqualified for suspected serious disciplinary violation, and Du Chuanzhi, former Party chief of Rizhao State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission in eastern China's Shandong Province, has resigned from his post at the top legislature, for suspected disciplinary violation.

Zhao Lianguan, former vice mayor of Zaozhuang city in Shandong, also resigned from his post, for serious disciplinary violation.

The 12th NPC currently has 2,924 deputies. Endi