Former senior provincial political advisor arrested for suspected bribery

BEIJING -- Sun Shutao, a former senior political advisor of East China's Shandong province, has been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said in a statement on Wednesday.

Sun's case was handed over to the prosecuting agency following the conclusion of a National Commission of Supervision investigation, the SPP statement said.

Sun was formerly a member of the leading Party members group of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice chairperson of the committee.

Sun's case is ongoing.