China places top energy official, a senior Uighur, under investigation

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Reuters
Reporting by Andrew Galbraith and John Ruwitch in SHANGHAI, and Michael Martina and Christian Shepherd in BEIJING; Editing by Paul Tait, Sept 20/18

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https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-corruption/china-places-top-energy-official-a-senior-uighur-under-investigation-idUSKCN1M10B2

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Chinese government placed under investigation for suspected graft on Friday one of the country’s most senior ethnic Uighur officials who is also head of its energy administration and was a former governor of the restive region of Xinjiang.

The ruling Communist Party’s anti-graft watchdog said in a brief statement National Energy Administration Director Nur Bekri was being probed on suspicion of breaking the law and violating party discipline, the usual euphemism for graft but which could also refer to other legal problems.

It gave no other details and it was not possible to reach Nur Bekri for comment.