Former top Sichuan official stripped of office, expelled from Party

Li Chuncheng, former vice Party chief of China's Sichuan province, has been stripped of his office and expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC), the Party's disciplinary watchdog said on Tuesday.

According to a statement from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), Li abused his power and took a huge amount of bribes. He had also made his brother's business prosper through his political power and took money through his wife and daughter.

Aside from corruption, Li was said to have participated in many superstitious activities, causing a great loss of public funds.

The statement did not provide further details but said Li was both "corrupt" and "morally degenerate."

The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee decided to expel Li from the CPC and his public office as he has seriously violated Party rules, it noted.

Li's assets will be confiscated and his case will be transferred to judicial organs.

He was first put under investigation for alleged discipline violation in October 2012

Before becoming the vice Party chief of Sichuan Province, Li served as the deputy mayor of Harbin in Heilongjiang province and mayor of Chengdu in Sichuan province.