Shanghai party chief sacked for social security fund scandal

Source: Xinhuanet

09-25-2006 15:32

BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangyu, secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of Communist Party of China (CPC), has been sacked for his involvement in a social security fund scandal.

Chen was also suspended from the posts of member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and member of the CPC Central Committee.

The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee convened a meeting on Sunday and discussed a preliminary investigation reporton Chen's problems, which was tabled by the the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection is investigating Chen's case.

According to the preliminary investigation, Chen was also involved in other discipline violations, such as helping to further the economic interests for illegal entrepreneurs, protecting his staff who severely violated laws and discipline, furthering the interests of family members by taking advantage of his official posts.

The CPC Central Committee held that its investigation into Chen and his subsequent punishment demonstrated the CPC's resolution to build a clean Party and to fight corruption.

Whenever an official violated discipline and laws, regardless of name or rank, he or she would be severely punished, according to the committee.

The CPC Central Committee stressed that all Party members, especially senior cadres, must have a clear awareness of the far-reaching, complex and arduous nature of the fight against corruption, and urged them to maintain propriety in their lives, authority, social status and personal interests.

It reminded them to focus on improving their performance, to guard against temptation and persist in stringent self-discipline.

Party committees at all levels should strengthen the education and management of cadres, tighten restrictions and supervision of authority, and promote a better party performance, clean and honest government, and the fight against graft, it said.

Editor:Sun Luying