Former deputy head of Songjiang District expelled

Chen Xiaofeng, 50, former deputy head of suburban Songjiang District, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and removed from his position over serious violations of Party discipline and laws, the city's discipline inspection authorities announced on Thursday.

The case has been transferred to prosecutors to review and file charges, with illegal gains confiscated.

According to the Shanghai Discipline Inspection Commission and the Shanghai Supervisory Commission, Chen sought profits for others and abused his power when he was in charge of the Party committee of Zhongshan Subdistrict in Songjiang.

During the investigation by the two commissions, Chen forged evidence and made false statements. 

He was addicted to playing golf, and when he was abroad for work or study he gambled at casinos.

Chen was suspected of violating Party discipline and laws, taking bribes and abusing power, which brought huge loss to public property.

The discipline inspection commission has expelled him from the CPC and terminated his qualification to be the representative to attend Songjiang's fifth Party congress. The supervisory commission dismissed him from his office in July this year.

Chen used to serve as deputy chief of Rongbei Town in Songjiang, Party secretary of Zhongshan Subdistrict and deputy director of Songjiang District.