Jailed ex-exec points finger at official

Wuhan deputy mayor accused of bribery is now being investigated

WUHAN - The deputy mayor of Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, has been placed under investigation after a jailed businessman accused him of taking bribes and having extramarital affairs, the provincial discipline inspection commission said on Friday.

Lan Shili, a former airline company president who is now behind bars, instructed his niece Lan Jianmin to disclose crimes and breaches of discipline allegedly committed by Deputy Mayor Yuan Shanla in a news conference in Beijing on Thursday.