A Communist Party of China official in Wuhan, capital of central
China's Hubei Province, went on trial on Tuesday for
killing a pedestrian in a road accident, graft and the
misappropriation of public money.
Wang Mingxian, believed to be about 50, was Party Secretary of
Caidian District in Wuhan from 2001 until his suspension in May
last year.
He is alleged to have hit two pedestrians while driving a car in
the city on November 13, 2003, killing one, and to have blamed his
driver for the accident.
However, the alleged deception was revealed six months later.
Further investigations led to charges that Wang was involved in
graft and misuse of about 800,000 yuan (US$100,000) of public
money.
The government has embarked on a vigorous crackdown on
corruption. Chen Liangyu was dismissed from his post as Party chief
of Shanghai on Sunday for allegedly misusing social security
funds.
(Xinhua News Agency September 27, 2006)
