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| Top China boss removed from party | Top China boss removed from party |
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| The former Communist Party leader of Shanghai has been expelled from the party, state media reports. | |
| Chen Liangyu was also sacked from all his government positions, according to state television. | Chen Liangyu was also sacked from all his government positions, according to state television. |
| He was fired last year after a probe into the alleged misuse of the city's pension fund. Many other senior figures were also accused of involvement. | He was fired last year after a probe into the alleged misuse of the city's pension fund. Many other senior figures were also accused of involvement. |
| Analysts say the latest move against Mr Chen could take him one step closer to standing trial on corruption charges. | Analysts say the latest move against Mr Chen could take him one step closer to standing trial on corruption charges. |
| The party has vowed to crackdown on officials found guilty of corruption, which has become rampant since market reforms opened the economy in the 1980s. | |
| 'Illegal loans' | |
| State media said Mr Chen, the former party secretary in Shanghai, had been handed over to judicial authorities and that his case had made a "very negative impact" on the image of the Communist Party. | |
| Mr Chen 60, was fired last September after a government investigation into the alleged misuse of at least one third of Shanghai's 10bn yuan ($1.2bn) pension fund. | |
| CORRUPT COMRADES 1998: Beijing mayor Chen Xitong jailed for corruption2000: Scores of officials implicated in smuggling scandal in Xiamen2001: Mayor of Shenyang and his deputy sentenced to death for land deals2007: Former head of the state food and drug agency sentenced to death for taking bribes Beijing power play | |
| The money was said to have been used to make illegal loans and investments in real estate and other infrastructure deals. | |
| Mr Chen was accused of seeking benefits for companies and relatives, and for protecting corrupt officials. | |
| The case also led to the removal and detention of several other officials, including the city's social security and labour chief. | |
| Mr Chen was the first member of the Politburo, the party's top leadership council, to be dismissed for corruption since 1995. | |
| Following his dismissal last September, he did not turn up at Beijing in March for the annual session of parliament. |