Former Head of Drug Watchdog Accused of Taking Bribes – Xinhua

From Xinhua via China.org:

Zheng Xiaoyu (郑筱萸), former director of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), who was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) last month, has been accused of taking bribes of more than 5 million yuan (about US$650,000).

Zheng’s case, previously investigated by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, has been transferred to the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP). Zheng is locked up awaiting trial, according to a report of the 21st Century Business Herald.

The report said Zheng’s relatives are also being investigated for assets worth of millions of yuan which they could not account for….[Full Text]

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