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Former PetroChina vice-chairman to be prosecuted for graft

Published Mon, Jun 15, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    Beijing

    FORMER PetroChina vice-chairman Liao Yongyuan has been expelled from the Communist Party and will be prosecuted for crimes including bribery, the party said on Monday, the latest official caught up in a sweeping corruption crackdown.

    Mr Liao stepped down from his posts as vice-chairman and non-executive director in March. He was the most senior of two vice-chairmen at PetroChina, China's top oil and gas producer, making him the company's second-highest ranking official.

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