Senior official of Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League sacked

Li Yuefeng, executive vice-chairman of the Central Committee of Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, has been removed from public office for alleged serious duty-related violations.

The information about the removal was disclosed by the National Commission of Supervision, China's top anti-corruption watchdog, on its website on Friday.

The league, founded on Nov 12, 1947, now has about 3,400 members, and is one of the eight non-communist parties that participate in state affairs under the leadership of the Communist Party of China.

The commission revealed on Friday that Li was suspected to have been illegally engaged in profit-making activities, with alleged illegal acceptance of gifts, money, banquets and travels.

Li was also reportedly corrupt in new and hidden ways, such as suspected of making money by issuing loans and charging relevant interests, it said.

In addition, he was discovered to have allegedly accepted large amounts of bribes after taking advantage of his positions to seek profits in various matters such as case handling, business operation and collection of construction project payments, it added.

The commission identified Li's behaviors as severe duty-related violations, saying that he should be dismissed from public office in line with the law, with confiscation of his illicit gains.

Li has also been suspected of taking bribes, it said, adding that his case has been transferred to prosecutors for further investigation.

Li, a ministerial-level official who was born in 1958, was also a member of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, the country's top legislative body.

On Friday, three others were also announced to be expelled from the Party and removed from their public office.

Two are former officials — Chen Yan, former vice-chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Qin Rupei, former vice-chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous regional government, while the third one is He Wenzhong, former deputy general manager of China Electronics Technology Group Corp.