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A former top anti-corruption official once tasked with sniffing out graft in the Chinese Communist Party, has found himself on the other end of the leash — arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday.
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate confirmed to the agency the arrest of Li Gang, which follows an internal investigation by the National Commission of Supervision. Li previously served as the head of a powerful Party oversight team within the Organization Department, responsible for policing Party discipline and managing personnel.
Once lauded for enforcing the rules, Li was expelled from the Communist Party and dismissed from public office before his arrest, accused of “serious violations of Party discipline and the law.” Authorities have not disclosed the specifics of the alleged bribes or when formal charges may be filed.
Li’s case adds to a growing tally of high-profile takedowns in President Xi Jinping’s decade-long anti-corruption campaign — a sweeping effort that has ensnared everyone from local bureaucrats to military generals and bank officials.
Li’s position placed him within the Party’s core enforcement and oversight mechanisms. As a top inspector, he had access to sensitive information and influence over internal investigations.Â
In the past year, Chinese authorities have opened corruption cases against a deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, a senior military commander, and the former head of a major state-owned oil company.
Now, the man who once kept others in line awaits his own day in court.
