Ex-head of State Tobacco Monopoly Administration arrested for suspected bribery, power abuse

BEIJING -- Ling Chengxing, former head of China's State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, has been arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes and abusing power, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said in a statement on Tuesday.

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

Ling previously also served as a member of the leading Party members group of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and secretary of the leading Party members group of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration.