China prosecutes three former senior officials for graft

Chinese prosecutors have filed indictments against three former senior officials in separate cases, said the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) Tuesday.

Ji Xiangqi, former vice governor of Shandong Province, was accused of bribery and embezzlement, said the SPP.

Ji Xiangqi, former vice governor of Shandong Province.[Photo: Xinhua]

The indictment said Ji had taken advantage of his posts to seek benefits for others, accept a huge amount of money and gifts in return, and illegally possess a large number of public assets.

In two other cases, Liu Qiang, former vice governor of Liaoning Province, was indicted on charges of taking bribes and disrupting the election, while Li Yihuang, former vice governor of Jiangxi Province, was charged with bribery, embezzlement, misappropriation of public funds and abuse of power.