First probe into ex-rail minister complete
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A preliminary corruption investigation into China's former Railway Minister Liu Zhijun has been completed, according to ministry sources.
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Ding Shumiao [R] and Liu Zhijun [L] |
Liu is alleged to have taken massive bribes to help a private businesswoman, Ding Shumiao, illegally profit from a number of railway projects, including one where she won a 3 billion yuan (US$471 million) contract.
The ministry also accuses Liu of "having degenerate morals" and "philandering with several women," terms referring to sexual liaisons and the keeping of mistresses, Caixin.com reported yesterday.
Most of the corruption allegations are said to involve Ding, president of an investment management company based in Shanxi Province.
The ministry said Ding sent three pretty women to Liu and he also received bribes from four other officials and kept many valuables, including calligraphy works and paintings. But the total amount of bribes hadn't been worked out, unnamed sources told Caixin.
An investigation into Ding's alleged criminal activities has finished and her case has entered judicial process, according to the report.
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