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China arrests ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang | |
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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. | |
He is being investigated as part of a wider campaign against corruption. | |
Since coming to power, Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched a high-profile campaign to weed out corruption among party and government officials. | |
Several individuals believed to have had close ties to Mr Zhou have also been targeted in corruption investigations over the past year. |