Ex-security chief closer to trial date

29 other former high-ranking officials are handed to prosecuting authorities

Ex-security chief closer to trial date

Zhou Yongkang

Ex-security chief closer to trial date

Jiang Jiemin

Ex-security chief closer to trial date

Li Chongxi 

Ex-security chief closer to trial date

Li Dongsheng

Ex-security chief closer to trial date

Shen Weichen

China's ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang has been transferred to prosecuting authorities along with 29 other former high-ranking officials, paving the way for his trial.
The transfers were announced by the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on Wednesday.

Zhou is the highest-ranking figure to become ensnared in the country's campaign against corruption in recent years.

Authorities announced in July that they were investigating Zhou, who retired from the Politburo Standing Committee in 2012.

He was arrested in December, expelled from the Party and placed under a judicial investigation into a series of allegations including taking bribes and "leaking state secrets". Meanwhile, Chinese judicial authorities have secured the return of more than 500 economic fugitives, including many alleged corrupt officials, from abroad.

They have also retrieved more than 3 billion yuan ($480 million) sent overseas illegally, Huang Shuxian, deputy secretary of the commission, told a media briefing on Wednesday.

Huang said they are also investigating other high-profile cases, including those of Ling Jihua, former minister of the United Front Work Department, and Su Rong, former deputy chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

"After the investigation is complete, and if we discover some criminal clues such as abuse of power or accepting bribes, suspects will be transferred to the judicial bodies to face trial," he said.

The 29 other alleged corrupt officials transferred to prosecutors include Jiang Jiemin, former minister of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission; Li Dongsheng, former deputy minister at the Ministry of Public Security; Li Chongxi, former chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; and Shen Weichen, former Party chief and executive vice-president of the China Association for Science and Technology.

Since November 2012, when the new leadership was elected, the anti-graft campaign has become a top priority for the CPC Central Committee.

President Xi Jinping has vowed to take a series of strong and effective measures to combat corrupt officials, both the "tigers" (senior officials) and "flies" (low-level officials).

The central government has tightened supervision of "naked officials" - those who have sent their spouses and children abroad to invest in businesses.

Huang said that since November 2012, five rounds of inspections have been conducted in the country's 31 provinces and regions, 39 central government ministries and authorities, large State-owned companies and leading universities to collect tipoffs about alleged corruption.

A number of suspected graft cases involving senior officials and directors of State-owned enterprises have been uncovered based on tipoffs.

The cases include those of Bai Enpei, former Party chief of Yunnan province; Wan Qingliang, former Party chief of Guangzhou, Guangdong province; and Xue Wandong, former manager of a petroleum engineering technology subsidiary of Sinopec, according to the Commission for Discipline Inspection.

Huang said supervisory offices will cover all 140 central Party and State bodies, including the CPC Central Committee's General Office, the General Office of the State Council and the Organization Department, to prevent corruption.

Cheng Gang, a law professor at Renmin University of China said: "The anti-graft fight will be more standardized. After completing the investigation within the Party, disciplinary officers will transfer suspected corrupt officials to prosecuting authorities to stand trial."

According to the commission, more than 70,000 government officials were punished by disciplinary authorities last year for violating Party rules to build a clean government.

The number of cases involved was more than 50,000.


Source: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/

All In The Communist Family

Leave it to the Communist Party USA to ride to the Marxist rescue for the November elections. They are intent on keeping the Senate in the hands of Progressives and fighting back hordes of Tea Party, right wing extremists. But as vampires shun the Cross, Commies fear the Constitution and freedom and they are about to get the subject lesson of their red lives.

Last Wednesday, Sam Webb, Chairman of the CPUSA, laid out plans that were announced in a web seminar entitled: “Taking care of the future: from here to socialism.” Here is the announcement:

Out of the shadows, into the light… Communists are no longer leery of coming out in the open and stating their intentions. Why should they be? According to Obama and company, we are all Communists now.

Webb elaborated on the point that there is no direct path to socialism… to get to their destination they would have to endure a number of stages. He pointed out that it would be necessary to work with other leftist groups that shared common issues with CPUSA. This is a tried and true tactic that has, so far, been working:

“We can talk about shortening the work week, green jobs, restructuring the economy, we can talk about the de-militarization of the economy and putting those people back to work in jobs that are productive,” Webb said. “The starting point has to be this immediate engagement, but once we do that many things become possible such as more radical demands.”

Yes, kiddies… there are far more radical plans afoot and on the agenda if these people get their way. The reason many on the left are angry with Obama, is that he has not been radical enough. Webb does admit though, that through the actions of our current President, Communism is far more accepted now. It has become palatable to Americans:

“The good news is the same hang-ups or stereotypes that people had 30 to 40 years ago are not so evident today,” he said. “Growing numbers of people are ready to have a conversation about socialism. There have been public opinion polls that indicate that substantial numbers have more confidence in socialism than capitalism.”

“We have to let people know what our vision is. The climate in the country is different. We can have a different conversation than we could have 30 to 40 years ago, even 20 years ago. Socialism is no longer a white-hot word, people are willing to talk about it.”

Webb is calling for more organization, more militancy on the left:

Webb said it was vital for left-wing individuals to be part of a “bigger and better Communist Party and a bigger and better left in general,” noting that the CPUSA had a major part in helping FDR with his New Deal policies.

“The New Deal came about for a lot of reasons, but I would argue that one of the main reasons was that in that same period we saw the growth of the Communist Party and the left in general,” Webb explained. “The Communist Party and the left in general contributed mightily to the process of first building of a transformative movement and then helping secure these changes, this New Deal.”

He said progressives need to have a bigger left in order to prevent the tea party movement from advancing its agenda.

Setting out the party’s goals, he said the CPUSA could not bring about socialism on its own but needed the help of other left-wing groups it was helping to unify.

Obama and the Communists are behind the gutting of our military and the weakening of America. CPUSA has Obama’s back and it is our job as patriots to make sure they fail. Congressional candidate Marielena Stuart has stated that “Socialism is phase one of Communism.” She is right… in the end you wind up with Communism. All these Progressives know it and that is what they want.

Our country is now rife with Communists. Yep… I said it and it is true. I can hear those proclaiming that I see a red under every bed. No. I see reds in political offices across the United States; I see them in our media; I seem them in our educational institutions; and I see them in every position of power they have been able to worm their way into. What is happening in America today is the result of this.

All you have to do is read the headlines as well. Obama isn’t bashful. His actions speak far more truthfully of his intentions than do his words. Did you know we are going to spend $3 Million for a ‘Greater Understanding’ between Russia and the United States? If a true Conservative Constitutionalist was President, we could save that money and simply stand on the premise of ‘Peace Through Strength.’ It worked for Reagan and he recognized Russia for what they were. An evil empire of Communists led by a tyrannical, thuggish few. We don’t need a better understanding between us – we already share similar leaders. Perhaps Obama wants Putin as his mentor in mass murder. Good teachers are so hard to find these days.

Venezuela is on the brink of falling into full blown civil war over economic collapse and the policies of their new Communist leader. Of course, since Obama did away with the Monroe Doctrine, we don’t have to do anything to help. I mean, it’s a fellow dictator and Obama doesn’t want to crap in his palace. They expelled three of our diplomats today and that is just fine with our leaders evidently. The government will slaughter the innocent who are begging the US for help. But their cries will fall on deaf ears. Now, if they were Islamic, he might think about it. But probably not… tyrannical dictators of a feather and all that. Cuba has also shut down US travel visas. Perhaps they know something we don’t. Whispers have it that the Cubans have their thugs helping out in Venezuela. Never let a fellow Commie down.

If I am not mistaken, all the countries in Central or South America now are either led by ruthless dictators or Communists. Not to mention the infiltration of radical Islamists training there and the cartels who get to do whatever the hell they want. But Obama, like a good Communist, will open the borders and welcome them on in. He wants chaos and violence in the streets and it is coming.

So, while we give the green light to Iran to build nukes to their evil heart’s content and Obama jets off to play golf while his wife skies… Soros is betting on our market crashing and food prices are soaring out of sight. So many things are coming together just as we have predicted. It is time to hunker down and prepare – brace yourselves.

It seems every day we are treated to a new, painful episode of All In The Communist Family with Obama and his cohorts. They say and do outrageous things and the media backs them constantly. But more and more are standing up. Progressives on the left and right are going to get a visit to the woodshed in November. America has just about had enough.

You can join us in the fight of our lives and clean House and Senate come the next election. Visit KeyWiki.org to view research on Progressives in every state and many organizations as well. Trevor and a number of us have dedicated our lives to doing this work and we have only just begun. Then you can go over to Pacific Freedom Foundation and buy Trevor’s books. In his latest book, he exposes the enemies within Congress, their history and actions. This is what we are fighting against and it is a battle we must win to save the Republic.

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