The Sichuan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection released news on its official website in the early morning of December 29 that Liu Rui, former member of the Standing Committee of the Deyang Municipal CPC Committee and former secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, was suspected of serious violations of discipline by engaging in prostitution activities. With the approval of the provincial party committee, the provincial discipline inspection commission has now filed and examined the case.
Just a day earlier, a number of people close to the local political scene reported to the surging news (www.thepaper.cn) on December 28 that Liu Rui was arrested by the police on suspicion of prostituting in Chengdu.
The people said Liu Rui was arrested by the police at an international hotel in Chengdu's Wuhou District. The staff of the hotel entertainment club told the surging news that the hotel KTV had been swept away a few days ago. The hotel's front desk staff said that KTV was outsourced and had nothing to do with the hotel, and the hotel was not inspected by the police.
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According to public information, Liu Rui, born in September 1963, is a native of Pengxi, Sichuan, and is currently a member of the Standing Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Deyang Municipal Committee and a member of the Tenth Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission. Since joining the work in 1985, he has successively served in Suining Chemical Fiber Factory, Planning Commission, Shizhong District and other units in Sichuan Province.
In August 2009, Liu Rui was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Suining Municipal Party Committee and secretary general of the Municipal Party Committee. In June 2011, he was transferred to the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of Ya'an City, Sichuan Province. In June this year, Liu Rui left Ya'an and went to Deyang as a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission, responsible for the work of the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission, in charge of discipline inspection and supervision, the construction of party style and clean government, anti-corruption, and inspection work.
Staff of the Public Security Brigade of the Wuhou Branch of the Chengdu Municipal Public Security Bureau told The Paper on December 28 that the political office of the substation needed to be contacted for the interview. The Paper repeatedly called the landline phone of the Political Department of the Wuhou Sub-bureau, but no one answered.
A number of local government organs and institutions in Deyang told the surging news that in recent times there has indeed been news that "Liu Rui was arrested on suspicion of prostitution", but it has been spread on a small scale. Another local official with knowledge of the situation told The Paper that the incident was true and that the prostitution occurred last week.
The staff of the office of the Deyang Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection told the surging news on the 28th that Liu Rui had recently taken a vacation. The female staffer also said she was not aware of Liu Rui's alleged prostitution. The staff of the Office of the Propaganda Department of the Deyang Municipal Party Committee also said on the 28th that they have not yet received a briefing on Liu Rui's suspected prostitution, nor do they know whether Liu Rui is prostituting. The staff member said that if there is really news in this regard, they will release the message as soon as possible.
At 0:51 on December 29, the Sichuan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection released a message on its official website that Liu Rui, former member of the Standing Committee of the Deyang Municipal Party Committee and former secretary of the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection, was suspected of serious violations of discipline by engaging in prostitution activities. With the approval of the provincial party committee, the provincial discipline inspection commission has now filed and examined the case.
The paper found from the Deyang Municipal Public Network sponsored by the Deyang Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government that Liu Rui's most recent public activity was on the morning of December 2, when he led the Deyang Municipal Finance Bureau, the Agricultural Bureau, the State Grid Deyang City Power Supply Company and other units to Huilong Town, Zhongjiang County, to carry out special supervision of poverty alleviation and "go to the grassroots and send warmth" activities.
On 4 November this year, Liu Rui said at the Deyang City Honest Administration Warning Education Base to the city's newly appointed and transferred leading cadres at and above the deputy county level that as leading cadres, they should always cultivate the virtue of doing politics, always have a self-disciplined heart, always think about the harm of greed, always refrain from thinking differently, be in awe, be cautious and cautious, and consciously be "people who understand" politics.
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