Ex-prosecutor expelled from Party for taking drugs

A former top prosecutor in Linxiang, Hunan province, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China for taking illegal drugs and other violations of Party rules, the city's anti-graft body said on Tuesday.

Liu Qunlin, former procurator-general in Linxiang, was placed under investigation in August. He was removed from his post on Aug 11.

Zhang Mingzhi, an official with the city's publicity department, said Liu was dismissed under suspicion of aiding and abetting the drug use of another city official, according to a media report.