Top procuratorate orders arrest of former senior political advisor of Guizhou

BEIJING -- The Supreme People's Procuratorate has ordered the arrest of Zhou Jiankun, former vice-chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the provincial political advisory body, for suspected bribe-taking.

Zhou's case was investigated by the National Commission of Supervision before being handed over to prosecutors, the SPP said in a statement on Wednesday.

Further handling of the case is underway.