COVID-Era Wuhan Party Boss Under Investigation, Says China's Anti-Graft Watchdog
The watchdog said Wang Zhonglin is suspected of serious discipline and law violations as Beijing expands a purge of former pandemic-era Hubei officials.
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COVID-era Wuhan party boss under investigation, says China's anti-graft watchdog
Wang Zhonglin, the former party chief of Hubei and Wuhan, is under investigation for corruption. This follows his earlier prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly appointed as Wuhan's top official in February 2020. He served as governor of Hubei in 2021 and later became the highest-ranking official in the province. Additionally, several other senior officials from pandemic-era Hubei have faced investigations and serious consequences.
COVID-era Wuhan party boss under investigation, says China’s anti-graft watchdog
BEIJING, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Wang Zhonglin, the former party chief of the central Chinese province of Hubei and its capital, Wuhan, is under investigation for "suspected serious violations of discipline and law" - a common euphemism for corruption
Wang Zhonglin, former leader of the Chinese Communist Party in Hubei province and its capital, Wuhan, during the COVID-19 pandemic is investigated for "suspicions of serious violations of law and discipline".
[Cable News] Wang Zhonglin, vice chairman of the 14th National People's Congress Environment and Resources Protection Committee, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Wang Zhonglin is currently under investigation.
Wang Zhonglin was transferred from Jinan to serve as the Party Secretary of Wuhan in March 2020, at the height of the COVID-19 outbreak in the city. After taking office, in preparation for Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Wuhan, Wang Zhonglin urged the people of Wuhan, deeply troubled by the pandemic, to "be grateful to the Party and to Xi Jinping," which sparked widespread public criticism. (Screenshot from video)
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