Former Gansu Vice Governor Lei Siwei and Former Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Deputy Commander Li Xu Have Been Disciplined

On September 11, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision announced that Lei Siwei, former member of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee and former vice governor of the provincial government, as well as Li Xu, former member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and former deputy commander of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, had both been expelled from the Party and removed from public office. The announcement showed that Lei Siwei was accused of obstructing organizational investigations, improperly accepting banquets, seeking benefits for others in cadre appointments and employee recruitment, improperly accepting gifts and cash gifts, and using his power to seek benefits for specific connected persons, among other issues, and was suspected of engaging in powerformoney deals and illegally accepting huge amounts of property. Li Xu was accused of engaging in political speculation, associating with political swindlers, and engaging in superstitious activities for a long time; improperly accepting gifts and cash gifts; and, by taking advantage of his position, seeking benefits for others in areas such as equipment procurement, contracting of engineering projects, and changes in land designation, while also illegally accepting huge amounts of property. In accordance with the relevant Party disciplinary and government regulations, both were given the punishments of expulsion from the Party and removal from public office; their qualifications as delegates to the relevant Party congresses were terminated, and the proceeds from their disciplinary and illegal violations were confiscated. The suspected criminal issues and the property involved in the case have been transferred to the procuratorial authorities for review and prosecution in accordance with the law.