Published on Aug 11, 2013
"Four court officials and a state-owned company executive involved in a prostitution scandal have been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC), with four of them also given 10 days' administrative detention, local authorities announced Tuesday.
The municipal discipline commission and the Shanghai Municipal Higher People's Court have also suggested sacking the four officials pending approval from the city's legislature.
The four officials include three judges -- Chen Xueming, Zhao Minghua and Wang Guojun -- and discipline official Ni Zhengwen.
All four serve at the Shanghai Municipal Higher People's Court.