CCTV News: According to the WeChat official account of "Integrity Shanghai", a few days ago, with the approval of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision filed a case for serious violations of discipline and law by Wang Xiangyang, former member of the Standing Committee of the Minhang District Committee and former deputy mayor of the District Government of Shanghai.
After investigation, Wang Xiangyang, as a party member leading cadre, lost his ideals and beliefs, betrayed his original mission, was disloyal and dishonest to the party, and opposed organizational review; ignored the spirit of the Central Eight Regulations, accepted gifts that may affect the fair performance of official duties, accepted banquets that may affect the fair performance of official duties, went to and from private clubs in violation of regulations and accepted banquets; had a weak organizational concept, and used his power to seek benefits for others in employee recruitment; lost the bottom line of integrity, so he sought special treatment for himself in transportation, and used his position to help his relatives buy a house at a low price; violated life discipline; engaged in power-for-money transactions, used his position to seek benefits for others, and illegally accepted huge amounts of property from others.
Wang Xiangyang seriously violated the Party’s discipline, constituted serious violations of duty and was suspected of accepting bribes, and did not restrain himself or stop after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China or even after the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The nature is serious and the impact is bad, and should be dealt with seriously. In accordance with the "Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China", "Supervision Law of the People's Republic of China", "Administrative Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China" and other relevant regulations, after research and approval by the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and submitted to the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China for approval, it was decided to expel Wang Xiangyang from the Party; the Shanghai Municipal Supervision Commission will expel him from public office; confiscate his illegal gains; transfer his suspected criminal issues to the procuratorate for review and prosecution in accordance with the law, and transfer the property involved together.
