Party expels two corrupt members

Li Weiwei, a former senior national political adviser, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office for serious violations of disciplines and laws, the country's top anti-corruption authorities said on Friday.

Li, former deputy head of the Committee on Population, Resources and Environment with the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, had failed to implement the central leadership's policies regarding CPPCC affairs and united front work, according to an investigation led by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision.

Li was found to have accepted illegal gifts, money and banquets, as well as selected and appointed cadres improperly, the commissions said, adding that she had also neglected and failed to discipline her family members and involved them in corruption acts.

In addition, Li was found to have taken advantage of her position to seek benefits for others in project contracting, business operations and job adjustments, and obtained large sums of money and properties through this means, the commissions noted.

"Li has severely violated the Party disciplines, which constitutes a severe violation of duty, and she has been suspected of bribery," said the commissions.

"Her misconduct is of serious nature and has resulted in adverse impact, and should be dealt with severely," they said.

Subsequently, the commissions added that they made the decision to remove her from the Party and public office. They also noted that they have confiscated all of her illicit gains. Her suspected violations of the national laws, along with her illegal belongings, have been transferred to prosecutors for further investigation.

Public information shows that Li, a 66-year-old native of Hunan province, started her career in 1975 and joined the Party in 1976.

Before she joined the Committee on Population, Resources and Environment under the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC, she had been working in Hunan for a long time, serving in various important positions, including director of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade's branch in Hunan and head of the provincial united front work department.

Also on Friday, the anti-corruption commissions announced that Luo Baoming, who worked for the Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, has also been expelled from the Party over serious violations of the Party disciplines and national laws.

The commissions found Luo lost his political stance and was in improper long-term relations with political frauds, and they also discovered that he organized superstitious activities, causing a huge financial loss and severely damaging the political environment.

Additionally, Luo was found to have accepted huge amounts of money and connived with his family member seeking benefits for others in business operation and job adjustment. He also abused his power and engaged in power-money trades, the commissions said.

They noted that they had confiscated Luo's illicit gains, adding that his suspected violations of the national laws will be transferred to prosecutors for further investigation.