Chinese Communist Party chief in Inner Mongolia’s capital becomes latest ‘tiger’ snared in corruption crackdown
- Yun Guangzhong, the Hohhot party boss, is detained on suspicion of ‘violations of discipline and law’, a euphemism for corruption
- Senior official’s sudden fall from grace follows visit from an anti-corruption team, which accused local officials of not taking their duties seriously enough
The Communist Party boss of Hohhot, capital of the Chinese autonomous region of Inner Mongolia, has been detained in a corruption investigation, the party’s corruption watchdog announced on Tuesday.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said Yun Guangzhong, 59, a member of the party’s Inner Mongolian regional standing committee and party chief of Hohhot, was being investigated for alleged “serious violations of discipline and law”, a euphemism for corruption.
Yun became the third “tiger” – as senior officials caught up in corruption investigations are known – to be snared this year.
His sudden downfall came as a surprise to many in Inner Mongolia, especially in Hohhot, as he presided over the provincial capital’s public security work conference on June 6.
He also presided over a meeting on June 3 to fight organised crime and a party committee meeting the next day, where cadres were urged to “stay true to our founding mission”.
However, rumours began circulating on Monday when Yun failed to appear at a debriefing convened by central inspection groups sent by Beijing to check on progress in Inner Mongolia’s efforts against organised crime.
