China arrests ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang

[Valin]

BBC:

5 December 2014

 

Ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang, the most senior Chinese official to be investigated for corruption, has been arrested and expelled from the Communist Party, state media report.

 

The Supreme People's Procuratorate, China's top prosecuting body, said it had opened a formal probe against him.

 

Before he retired two years ago, Mr Zhou was the head of China's vast internal security apparatus.

 

Many of his former associates and relatives also face corruption probes.

 

Since coming to power, Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched a high-profile campaign to weed out corruption among party and government officials.

 

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