Chen Liangyu, secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of
Communist Party of China (CPC), was sacked for his involvement in a
social security fund scandal.
Chen was also suspended from the posts of member of the
Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and member of the CPC
Central Committee.
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee convened a
meeting on Sunday and discussed a preliminary investigation report
on Chen's relevant problems, which was tabled by the the CPC
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection is
investigating Chen's case.
(Xinhua News Agency September 25, 2006)
