BEIJING: A former Politburo member who was once seen as a contender for China’s top leadership has been charged with bribery, the country’s top prosecutor said Tuesday. The agency has transferred Sun’s case to the first branch of the Tianjin People’s Procuratorate to complete proceedings, it said. In July, the Chinese Communist Party’s top watchdog launched an investigation against Sun for “serious discipline violation”, according to the official Xinhua news agency. Sun was the first serving member of the elite 25-person Politburo to be placed under investigation since his predecessor Bo Xilai, who was jailed for life in 2013 in the wake of President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign. All three have been ousted from the CCP and arrested or jailed on corruption charges.

Source: Manila Times February 13, 2018 03:11 UTC