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China to prosecute top-ranking Uighur official for corruptionSHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s anti-corruption watchdog said on Saturday it would prosecute Nur Bekri, one of the highest-ranking ethnic Uighur officials in the country, over allegations of graft during to his time as governor of Xinjian. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said in a statement that Bekri obstructed an investigation launched in September and had failed to tell the truth.Bekri was governor of Xinjiang between 2008-2014, holding the second-highest position of power in the western region behind the Communist party secretary. Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/china-to-prosecute-top-ranking-uighur-official-for-corruption-idUSKCN1QX0BU