BEIJING - Liu Zhuozhi, former vice chairman of North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office for severe discipline violations, the CPC's disciplinary watchdog said Sunday.

Liu has been found using his position to seek interests for others and taking bribes, the Central Commission for the Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the CPC said in a statement.

Liu's illegal gains have been confiscated and his case has been referred for prosecution, according to the CCDI.