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Charges
Beijing, July 7, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) China has charged the former chief of the ruling Communist Party in the northeastern province of Liaoning for offences bordering on bribery and corruption.
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate said in a post on its website on Friday that Wang Min’s offences include bribery, corruption and negligence of duty.
President Xi Jinping has waged a sweeping campaign to root out deeply ingrained corruption, warning that the problem is so bad it could affect the ruling Communist Party’s grip on power. (Reuters/NAN)
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Edited by Celine-Damilola Oyewole/Sadiya Hamza