In keeping with SCMP, the previous Chinese language official who typically is known as “the lovely governor” for her appears is charged for indulging in sexual relationships with as many as 58 subordinates whereas in workplace.
Zhong Yang, 52, who beforehand held the roles of governor and deputy secretary of the Get together in Qiannan prefecture, Guizhou, got here from a humble background and studied historical past in college. She joined the Communist Get together at 22 and finally grew to become a deputy within the Nationwide Folks’s Congress (NPC), in keeping with the report.
Nevertheless, a documentary launched in January by Guizhou Radio and Tv revealed that Zhong had accepted bribes and used her affect to safe profitable authorities contracts for favored firms. In a single case, she licensed the event of 170,000 sq. meters of land in a high-tech industrial park for a businessman she had private ties with.
Moreover, Zhong has been accused of participating in relationships with 58 male subordinates. Some entered these relationships willingly for the advantages she may present, whereas others felt coerced as a result of her energy. These affairs typically occurred beneath the guise of additional time work or enterprise journeys.
In April 2023, Zhong was arrested, and by September, she had been faraway from workplace, expelled from the Communist Get together, and stripped of her position within the Nationwide Folks’s Congress.
Zhong, nonetheless regretted her actions.
“I can not face my former colleagues, relations, or the leaders who’ve cared for and nurtured me. I’m really ashamed and embarrassed,” SCMP quoted her as saying.