The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on Sunday expelled two deputies suspected of law and discipline breaches.
One of the deputies is Wang Xiaojin, board chairman of the Gujing Group, one of China's largest distilleries based in east China's Anhui Province.
Wang has been under investigation by the discipline inspection department since April this year for "suspected serious discipline violations", earlier reports said.
In July, Wang was dismissed from his post of vice chairman of the Bozhou city committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Earlier reports said that eight high-ranking officials from the liquor company had been delivered to prosecutors to face charges of bribery and corruption.
Wang will soon be handed over to the Anhui provincial procuratorate and face prosecution, the Procuratorial Daily previously reported.
At the closing of a regular session of the top legislature that began on Oct. 24, the NPC Standing Committee also voted to oust Wang Dingguo, former board chairman of the Qingjiang River Hydropower Development Co. Ltd. in central China's Hubei Province.
Wang was expelled for suspected involvement in "serious discipline breaches and violation of criminal laws", according to a report delivered to NPC Standing Committee members. No further details were made available.
During the past four years, at least 28 NPC deputies were expelled from the national parliament for graft and other law and discipline breaches. The current NPC has nearly 3,000 deputies, who hold a five-year tenure.
Source: Xinhua
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