Former Shanghai party chief Chen Liangyu was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from all government posts on Thursday, said the CPC Central Committee.
His case has been handed over to the prosecutors, said a press release issued by the CPC Central Committee.
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee convened a meeting on Thursday reviewing the investigation report on Chen's case handed by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.
"The punishment was imposed on Chen according to the CPC Constitution and Regulation of the CPC on Disciplinary and Law on Civil Servants," the press release said.
The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has started investigation inn Chen's case since September 2006.
According to the investigation, Chen had misused his power to support the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Labour and Social Security to grant huge amount of loans from the Shanghai social security fund to private companies illegally.
He also lent a hand to help private companies purchase shares of state-owned enterprises, causing great damage to the public assets, according to the release.
Chen abused his power to seek illegal profits in project examination and approval, fund allocation, investment attraction, land planning and the promotion of inferior officials.
Both Chen and his family received bribes worth "a huge amount of money,"the press release said.
Chen also offered help to his family members who were seeking "huge sums of illegal profits" from businesses, it said.
He was "morally decadent," the statement said, adding that he took advantage of his post to "philander" and traded power for sexual favors.
He also shielded officials close to him who violated laws or Party disciplines, it said.
Chen seriously violated Party discipline, caused great losses to the interests of the people and the nation, tarnished the image of the CPC, and his actions had "an extremely bad social influence," the statement said.
Chen was secretary of CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee and member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee when the corruption scandal broke out.
"The battle against corruption has a direct bearing on public feeling, the CPC's survival and the country's long-term social stability," said the statement.
The CPC Central Committee said that Chen's punishment "further demonstrates the CPC's resolution to fighting corruption."
CPC organizations at various levels must have a deep understanding of the protracted, complex and hard nature of the battle against corruption, the statement said.
"Using Chen's case as a negative example as well as a warning, they should pinpoint problems, close loopholes and make great efforts to build a clean Party and fight against corruption," it said.
Party organs are required to further anti-corruption education among officials, build a system that can effectively supervise officials and root out corruption, it said.
The statement also promised severe penalties for corrupt officials.
"As long as someone violates disciplines or laws, he will be severely punished no matter what post he holds," the statement said.
Source: Xinhua
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