Ex-disciplinary inspector tried

A former senior disciplinary inspector stood trial at Beijing No 2 Intermediate People’s Court on Tuesday. Zhang Huawei was a senior member of the disciplinary inspection team of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and allegedly took advantage of his position and used other officials to assist certain organizations and individuals in business operations, real estate deals, personal promotions and graft investigations. Zhang was charged with accepting property worth more than 32.8 million yuan ($4.8 million) from 2006 to 2014. Zhang pleaded guilty and expressed remorse at the court.