Liu De, former Deputy Governor of Alxa League, Inner Mongolia, was dismissed from public office

According to a September 11 report from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Liu De, former deputy prefect of Alxa League and vice chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Committee of the Jiusan Society, was placed under investigation for serious violations of law and later given expulsion from office. The notice stated that Liu De accepted gifts and consumer cards that could affect the impartial performance of his duties, gave money to others in pursuit of promotion or job reassignment, and failed to properly perform his duties in work related to combating desertification and controlling sand, among other issues. He was also suspected of using his power to seek benefits for others and illegally accepting property. The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Supervision Commission has confiscated his illegal gains and transferred his suspected criminal case and related assets to the procuratorate for review and prosecution in accordance with the law.