BEIJING - Three former high-ranking Chinese officials are being investigated by the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) for bribery-taking, a statement from the SPP said Monday.

The SPP has decided to file cases to investigate Jiang Jiemin, former head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, Wang Yongchun, former vice general manager of the China National Petroleum Corporation, and Li Dongsheng, former vice minister of public security. (Read more)

The SPP said it has taken coercive measures against them.

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