China indicts ex-Politburo member Ma Xingrui for bribery
Prosecutors say he abused his posts to seek benefits for others and accepted exceptionally large amounts of property, according to the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.
- On Thursday, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced the indictment of former Politburo member Ma Xingrui on bribery charges, stating he should be held criminally liable.
- Expelled from the Communist Party last week, Ma was one of 33 officials named in the party's fifth plenum communique, including former industry minister Jin Zhuanglong and former senior diplomat Liu Jianchao.
- Prosecutors accused Ma of leveraging his government roles to 'seek benefits' and accept 'particularly large amounts' of bribes, drawing scrutiny toward the state-owned space sector.
- The Supreme People's Procuratorate designated the Yichang procuratorate in Hubei Province to handle the case; the Yichang procuratorate has filed a public prosecution with the Yichang Intermediate People's Court.
- Reuters received no response to requests for comment from Ma regarding the charges, a silence consistent with the isolation of officials facing prosecution by the National Supervisory Commission.
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China indicts ex-Politburo member Ma Xingrui for bribery
China has indicted Ma Xingrui, a former member of the ruling Communist Party's Politburo, on charges of taking bribes, official news agency Xinhua said on Thursday, as President Xi Jinping steps up his campaign to root out graft.
[Cable News] Ma Xingrui, former member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, has been prosecuted for suspected bribery. The case was investigated by the National Supervisory Commission and then transferred to the procuratorial organ for review and prosecution.
Former Politburo member and former Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Party Committee Secretary Ma Xingrui has been indicted on charges of bribery. The official indictment alleges that his bribery activities spanned 25 years, beginning when he served as deputy general manager of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Analysts believe Ma Xingrui was a typical example of someone promoted while already having problems, and that Xi Ji…
China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has indicted the former member of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party Ma Xingrui for taking bribes, in a new episode of the anti-corruption campaign that has targeted more high-ranking officials in recent months, Xinhua announced Thursday.
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