Top official removed after 'affair' video goes viral
An official was removed from his post on Wednesday after a video of him holding hands with a young woman while shopping went viral online.
Hu Jiyong, the executive director, Party secretary, and general manager of Beijing Huanqiu Construction Co, a subsidiary of PetroChina, was removed from his post, according to a company statement.
Based on the viral video, it has been clarified that the woman is not related to Hu, and that they are colleagues.
In an interview with Shanghai Television, the parent company of Hu's firm, China Petroleum Engineering Co Ltd, confirmed his dismissal. Hu will face an investigation by the company's disciplinary commission.
Being a Communist Party of China member, Hu has moral obligations, which he transgressed by having an alleged extramarital affair.
A screenshot of the video circulating online shows a middle-aged man walking hand in hand with a young woman.
The notice released by Hu's parent company on Wednesday said he had been removed from his post.
