WORLD IN BRIEF : CHINA : Vice Minister Is Ousted Over Bribes
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Luo Yunguang, a vice minister of railways, has been ousted for allegedly taking bribes, becoming one of the highest-ranking Beijing officials toppled in a nationwide campaign against corruption. The official New China News Agency said Luo ignored corruption by his aides and personally accepted a gold ring, a refrigerator and the equivalent of $465 in bribes. He was the fifth Railways Ministry official accused of corruption in the past six months. What he did for the bribes was not specified.
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