Party expels ex-national energy chief accused of misconduct

Nur Bekri, former head of the National Energy Administration, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and dismissed from public office over serious violations of Party discipline and laws including taking bribes, the country's top anti-graft bodies announced on Saturday.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission said in a statement that they had conducted an investigation into Nur Bekri, who had also served as deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission.

Investigators found evidence that Nur Bekri took advantage of his positions to help others with employment promotions, operations of enterprises and exploitation of mineral resources, and that he took bribes himself or through relatives.