Executed State FDA Head Among 29 Expelled From High China Bodies
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
In retribution for his having taken bribes as head of China's State FDA, the government expelled Zheng Xiaoyu from the country's political advisory body. Zheng was executed last July after being convicted of taking $904,000 in bribes and of dereliction of duty. The Tenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which serves as the country's political advisory body, expelled Zheng as one of 29 members of the Tenth National Congress and advisory body ousted since 2003 on charges they were linked to bribes, abused their power or were engaged in sex scandals. (Click here for more