China's top procuratorate orders arrest of former senior political advisor

BEIJING -- The Supreme People's Procuratorate has ordered the arrest of Han Yong, a former senior political advisor of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, for alleged bribery.

Han's case has been transferred to the procuratorial agency for review and prosecution after the National Commission of Supervision concluded its investigation into the case, the SPP said on Monday.

Han is a former chairperson of the Shaanxi Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and a former vice director of the Committee of Population, Resources and Environment of the CPPCC National Committee.

Further investigations into the case are underway, according to the SPP.