Zhang Rong, Former Member of the Chongqing Municipal Education Work Committee of the CPC Municipal Committee, Expelled from the Communist Party

The Chongqing Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported that Zhang Rong seriously violated discipline and the law, involving bribery for personal gain and concealment of the facts Follow the latest progress in Chongqing's anti-corruption campaign, and view the details of the disciplinary decision and the transfer to the procuratorate

On September 20, the Chongqing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Municipal Supervisory Commission announced that, with approval from the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee, a case had been filed to review and investigate Zhang Rong, former member of the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee Education Work Committee and former fulltime inspector of the Municipal Education Commission, for serious violations of discipline and law. The notice said that Zhang Rong violated the spirit of the Central EightPoint Decision, improperly accepted gifts and cash, and improperly received compensation for parttime work. He also concealed the truth during organizational inquiry. The investigation also found that he used his position and the influence of his former authority to seek benefits for others in areas such as project contracting, student enrollment, and business operations, and illegally accepted a huge amount of property. After deliberation by the Standing Committee of the Chongqing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and approval by the Chongqing Municipal Party Committee, it was decided to expel Zhang Rong from the Party, cancel his retirement benefits in accordance with regulations, confiscate his illegal gains from violations of discipline and law, and transfer the suspected criminal issues and related property to the procuratorate for review and prosecution in accordance with the law.