China's top Uyghur Muslim official expelled from Communist Party

A top Uyghur Muslim official of China's ruling Communist Party has been expelled from the party on charges of corruption and misuse of power.

Nur Bekri, former head of the the country's National Energy Administration, has been expelled from the party and removed from public office for serious violations of party disciplinary rules and laws, a euphemism for corruption and misuse of power, state-run China Daily quoted top anti-graft agency as saying on Saturday.

Such actions are taken by CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI). He is expected to be formally charged and prosecuted.

Bekri, 58, held many positions as the official of the Communist Party of China(CPC) including as chairman of Uygur Muslim majority Xinjiang province between 2008-14 where the Chinese security forces are conducting major crackdown against the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM).

After his stint in Xinjiang, Bekri worked as deputy head of China's planning body the National Development and ...