China will prosecute the former head of its statistics bureau, the country’s anti-corruption watchdog said on Friday, accusing him of violations of discipline, including extravagance, abuse of power and selling power for sex. Wang, 52, also engaged in “superstitious activities”, “exchanged power for sex”, and was “morally bankrupt”, the agency said in a statement on its website. The latest move expelling him from the party and handing his case over to legal authorities indicates he will face prosecution. Reuters was not able to reach Wang for comment and it was unclear if he had been able to retain a lawyer. Wang was deputy finance minister from 2012 until April 2015, when he took up the post of statistics bureau chief.

Source: Hindustan Times August 26, 2016 12:33 UTC