Former Anhui Security Chief Falls Under Graft Probe
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A retired senior Communist Party official who previously oversaw law enforcement and internal security in China’s eastern Anhui province has been placed under investigation for suspected corruption, the country’s top anti-graft watchdog said.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced on April 9 that Yao Yuzhou, a former member of the Anhui Provincial Party Standing Committee and head of the provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission, is currently facing a disciplinary review and supervisory investigation for suspected severe violations of party discipline and the law.
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- Yao Yuzhou, ex-Anhui security chief and party standing committee member, under corruption probe announced April 9, three years post-retirement.
- Born 1960, rose from teacher to mayor of Ma'anshan (2003), party chief of Tongling (2008), Xuancheng (2013), Chuzhou (2016).
- Second Anhui official investigated since 20th Congress after Zhou Xi'an (Feb 2025); raises 2026 total to 21 cadres.
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