Top court official, 3 lawmakers removed

Huang Songyou has been removed as the vice-president of the Supreme People's Court and three lawmakers have been expelled from the National People's Congress (NPC).

The NPC Standing Committee announced its decision yesterday without saying why the 51-year-old Huang had been dismissed.

But a report posted on the website of Caijing magazine said yesterday that Huang had been linked to the corruption case of Yang Xiancai, former executive director of the Guangdong Provincial High People's Court, where Huang once worked.