Four officials are being investigated by prosecutors for taking bribes and other offenses, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP).
They are Wang Zongya, former vice head of the mineral development and management bureau under the Ministry of Land and Resources; Wei Ningxian, former head of the traffic police team with the public security department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; Azizi Keyum, former head of the forestry department of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; Wang Jianghua, former head of the publicity department of the Hami city in Xinjiang.
Wang and Wang (which refer to different characters in Chinese) are also being investigated for abuse of power, the statement said.
The last three officials have also been placed under "coercive measures," which include arrest, detention, issuing a warrant to compel a suspect to appear, bail pending trial, or residential surveillance, while their cases are being investigated.
