China's former senior provincial legislator prosecuted for bribery, abuse of power

BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- A public prosecution has been initiated against Su Zengtian, formerly a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Fujian Provincial People's Congress, on suspicion of bribery and abuse of power.

Following the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP)'s designation, the Ningbo Municipal People's Procuratorate in east China's Zhejiang Province recently filed a lawsuit against Su with the Intermediate People's Court of Ningbo, according to an SPP statement released Monday.

The lawsuit comes following the conclusion of an investigation by the National Commission of Supervision into Su's alleged misconduct.

Su is accused of abusing his official positions in Fujian to secure benefits for others and illegally accepting substantial bribes in the form of money and valuables.

Even after leaving public office, he allegedly leveraged his former positions to secure improper benefits for others through government staff, while continuing to receive substantial sums of money and valuables.

The indictment further alleges that Su abused his power as a functionary of state organs, resulting in significant losses to public property. ■