A prefectural-level official has been stripped of his post for offering bribes in a leadership reshuffle in north China's Hebei province, a statement from the Chinese Communist Party's (CPC) Organization Department said on Tuesday.
The official, whose name the statement does not reveal, used various ways to win himself support during a leadership reshuffle, including making phone calls, visits, holding banquets and giving gifts, the statement said.
The official was dismissed from his post on November 30 by CPC committee in Hebei province for "violating the rules of leadership reshuffles" and is awaiting further punishment, it said.
According to a report carried in Tuesday's Beijing News, the dismissed official was Li Junqu, the assistant to Hebei's governor.
A prefecture-level official is the equivalent of a city mayor, and the next level up is provincial or ministerial posts.
Further punishment for Li could include dismissal from the CPC or prosecution through the courts.
Source: Xinhua
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