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Ex-lawmaker expelled from CPC

(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-06-13 11:15

Zhu Zhigang, 59, former senior deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), has been stripped of his Communist Party of China (CPC) membership, the CPC disciplinary watchdog said on Friday. He was punished for "severe violation of discipline and the law".

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Zhu was expelled from the NPC, the country's top legislature, in December after being indicted for helping relatives buy property at a discount.

China Daily - Xinhua