Guo Boxiong, a former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, the party body that oversees the military, accepted bribes “on his own and through his family” to promote people, Xinhua cited the party as saying.
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China’s then-Central Military Commission former Vice Chairman General Guo Boxiong stands at attention during the playing of the national anthem before a meeting at the Pentagon in Washington July 18, 2006.
Guo has since been handed over to military prosecutors for disciplining.
A 25-member council of the party’s Politburo revealed that Guo took advantage of his post to “seek promotion and benefits for others”.
The punishment of Guo demonstrates the firm determination of the CPC Central Committee, with Xi Jinping as general secretary, to strictly govern the Party and armed forces in line with the law, the statement said.
Earlier in the month, the same watchdog announced that a former head of the prison system in China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region was being investigated for graft.
The Communist Party of China on Thursday dismissed a former commander of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
The other two generals that Gen Guo served with, Xu Caihou and Gu Junshan, were accused of corruption on a huge scale.
It has not been possible to reach either Guo for comment and it is not clear if either of them have lawyers.
President Xi Jinping has led a major anti-corruption campaign since taking office three years ago.
The PLA has described Guo as a “bad example” in an editorial published on Friday. According to Reuters, the retired general has cancer.
Guo’s downfall had been foreshadowed by a probe into his major-general son, Guo Zhenggang, who was detained in March. His condition has reportedly left the party in a dilemma as he may die before his case gets to trial.
Xi presented certificates of command to ten senior military and police officers who were conferred the rank of general by the CMC at a promotion ceremony here Friday.
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Xu was vice chairman of the CMC from October 2007 to November 2012 under former party leader Hu Jintao. More than 50 high-ranking military officials have been arrested under the anti-graft campaign since 2012. A year later, Xu passed away from bladder cancer before he could be prosecuted.
