Former Secretary-General of the Chongqing Municipal CPPCC Lan Qinghua was “expelled from the Party and removed from public office”

According to a message from the Chongqing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Lan Qinghua, former SecretaryGeneral of the Chongqing CPPCC, has been placed under investigation and discipline review for serious violations of discipline and law and has been sanctioned. The relevant notice shows that the investigation was initiated after approval by the Chongqing Municipal Committee. The notice states that Lan Qinghua had lost his ideals and convictions, resisted organizational review, illegally accepted gifts and cash, accepted banquets that could affect the fair performance of official duties, and violated rules by seeking benefits for others in cadre selection and appointment. He is also suspected of using his position to seek benefits for others in administrative approvals, project contracting, and business operations, and of illegally accepting huge amounts of property. In accordance with the relevant Party discipline and state laws, the Chongqing authorities decided to expel Lan Qinghua from the Communist Party of China, remove him from public office through the Municipal Supervision Commission, and transfer the suspected criminal issues to the procuratorate for review and prosecution in accordance with the law, along with the related property.