2 officials questioned over graft probes

Two high-ranking officials from the Ministry of Public Security have been taken in for questioning on suspicion of accepting bribes while probing financial crimes, Caijing magazine reported yesterday.

Zheng Shaodong, assistant minister of public security and director of the economic criminal investigation bureau, and Xiang Huaizhu, the bureau's deputy director, were questioned by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Jan 12, the report said.

The pair's detention is linked to investigations into Lian Chao, an investor in the five-star gaming ship Neptune, which operates in waters near Hong Kong and Macao, it said.