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Party expels China ex-security chief China arrests ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang
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China's ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang expelled from Communist Party amid corruption scandal - state news agency 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.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The Supreme People's Procuratorate, China's top prosecuting body, said it had opened a formal probe against him.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. 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.