Party expels former anti-terrorism official Liu Yuejin

Liu Yuejin, former commissioner for counter-terrorism at the Ministry of Public Security, has been expelled from the Party for serious violations of Party disciplines and laws, the country's top anti-graft watchdogs announced on Wednesday.

Liu, also a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, once occupied a position at the vice-ministerial level. His case and involved assets have been transferred to the procuratorial organs for review and prosecution, according to a statement from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China and the National Supervisory Commission.

Liu had shown disloyalty and dishonesty to the Party and resisted the investigation from the Party organizations, the statement said. He violated regulations by frequenting private clubs and accepting banquets there and failed to truthfully explain issues during inquiries from Party organizations, it said.

He also accepted gifts, retained classified documents without authorization, engaged in trading power for money, and exploited his position for personal gain in enterprise operations and case handling, accepting substantial bribes in return.

Liu, 65, began working in 1974 and joined the Party in 1977. He had a long tenure in the anti-drug sector and became head of the Office of the China National Narcotics Control Commission in May 2015.

He served as the commissioner for counter-terrorism at the Ministry of Public Security from December 2015 until June 2020.

In October 2011, Liu led a special task force to investigate the Mekong River Incident, where 13 Chinese crew members aboard two cargo ships were killed by the "Naw Kham Group" in the border area between Myanmar and Thailand.

Liu was placed under investigation in March this year.