KUNMING -- Qiu He, former deputy secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Yunnan Provincial Committee, was removed from his post at the national legislature on Thursday.
The Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Yunnan, said it had voted for the termination of Qiu's qualification of deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC).
Qiu is under investigation for alleged serious violations of Party discipline and laws, according to a statement by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).
He has also been removed from his post as deputy secretary of the CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee and expelled from the provincial legislature.