Former senior Tibet legislator expelled from CPC, public office

BEIJING -- Ji Guogang, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tibet Autonomous Regional People's Congress, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office over serious violations of discipline and laws, China's top anti-graft agency announced Tuesday.

Upon the approval of the CPC Central Committee, the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and the National Commission of Supervision (NCS) had conducted an investigation of Ji's case, according to a statement by the CCDI and NCS.

The investigation found that Ji had lost his ideals and convictions and seriously defied the Party's policies for the governance of Tibet in the new era and the new development philosophy.

He was found to have capriciously abused special funds earmarked by central and local authorities and failed in faithfully implementing the CPC Central Committee's major decisions and plans.

Ji's acts have caused serious political damage, the statement said.

It said Ji had been uncooperative during the investigation of his case. It also accused Ji of ignoring the Party Central Committee's eight-point decision on improving Party and government conduct, indulging in hedonism, and attending luxury banquets arranged by private enterprise owners over a long period.

Other violations committed by Ji include breaking relevant rules in using public vehicles, failing to report personal matters to authorities according to the rules and abusing his positions and power to secure jobs and posts for his relatives and others.

Moreover, he was found to have been involved in power-for-money trade, abusing his power to seek benefits regarding project contracting and approval for others and accepting a huge amount of money and gifts in return.

His unscrupulous acts have inflicted heavy losses on national interests, the statement said.

In line with Party regulations and laws, a decision has been made to expel him from the Party and public office, confiscate his illicit gains and hand over his case for judicial proceedings.

His qualification as a delegate to the 10th CPC Tibet Regional Congress was also terminated.