Another Mayor of Provincial Capital Falls to Graft Probe

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What’s new: The mayor of the capital of Southwest China’s Guizhou province is under investigation by the local corruption watchdog, making him the fourth person in that position to be probed for graft since 2011.

Ma Ningyu, 47, is suspected of “serious violations of discipline and law,” the Guizhou Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a one-line statement published Tuesday afternoon. The phrase is a common euphemism for corruption.

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Ma Ningyu, mayor of Guiyang in Guizhou province, is under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and law."
Ma previously led Guizhou’s Big Data Development Administration and held several other roles in the province.
Ma's investigation follows three predecessors, Li Zaiyong, Liu Wenxin, and Chen Yan, who were also probed for corruption since 2011.

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What Happened When

2011：: The first person in the position of mayor of Guiyang was probed for graft.

2016：: Ma Ningyu was named the first head of Guizhou’s Big Data Development Administration.

2021：: Ma Ningyu's role as the head of Guizhou’s Big Data Development Administration ended.

March 2024：: Chen Yan, the vice chairman of the provincial political consultative body, was investigated.

By August 5, 2024：: Ma Ningyu made his last public appearance visiting a district in Guiyang to inspect the construction of an ethnic culture park.

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