Closer Look: Ex-Politburo Members Accused of 'Serious Discipline Violations' Always Face Courts

(Beijing) – After much speculation, the axe has finally fallen on Zhou Yongkang, the former public security chief and member of Politburo Standing Committee, indicating the Communist Party's campaign against corruption will grant no exceptions to the powerful.

The Xinhua News Agency reported on July 29 that the party's 205-member Central Committee decided to launch an inquiry into Zhou over "serious discipline violations."