Former Sichuan senior official prosecuted for taking bribery   

四川省文联原主席郭永祥涉受贿等罪被提起公诉

据最高人民检察院网站消息，四川省文联原主席郭永祥涉嫌受贿、巨额财产来源不明一案，由最高人民检察院侦查终结，经依法指定管辖，移送湖北省宜昌市人民检察院审查起诉。3月23日，湖北省宜昌市人民检察院已向宜昌市中级人民法院提起公诉。[查看全文]

A public prosecution was initiated on Monday against former Sichuan Province official Guo Yongxiang, who is accused of taking bribes, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP).

The SPP has finished its investigation into Guo, who is also accused of holding a large amount of property with unidentified sources. The SPP designated Yichang Municipal People's Procuratorate in Hubei Province to initiate the prosecution to Yichang Intermediate People's Court.

Prosecutors informed Guo of his litigation rights during the stage of review and prosecution, and questioned the defendant, as well as listened to his lawyer's opinions, said a statement of the SPP.

According to the indictment, Guo sought benefits and illegally accepted a huge amount of property from other individuals by taking advantage of his post. His property and expenditure obviously exceeded his legal income, and he could not explain how he came by the money.

Guo used to head the Sichuan provincial federation of literacy and art circles. Before that, he served as deputy secretary general and secretary general of the Sichuan provincial committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as a member of the standing committee of the CPC Sichuan provincial committee, vice governor of Sichuan, and deputy head of the standing committee of the Sichuan provincial people's congress.

He is among a number of high-ranking officials to fall in China's anti-graft campaign. He was stripped of CPC membership and expelled from public office in April last year and has been under investigation since June 2013. 

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