Cai Guangliao (born September 1958) is a Chinese senior police officer who spent most of his career in Guangdong province. He was investigated by the Communist Party of China's anti-graft agency in January 2015 and removed from office in January 2015.[1] Previously he served as the deputy director of the Social and Legislative Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[2] Cai is the third senior political adviser to come under investigation in Guangdong province.[2]
Cai Guangliao | |||||||
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| Native name | 蔡广辽 | ||||||
| Born | September 1958 (age 66) Yingkou, Liaoning, China | ||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Service | People's Armed Police | ||||||
| Rank |  Major general | ||||||
| Commands | Deputy Director of the Social and Legislative Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (2013–2015) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蔡广辽 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蔡廣遼 | ||||||
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Cai is a major general in the armed police, which is overseen by the military commission.[2]
Life and career
editCai was born in Yingkou, Liaoning, in November 1973, while his ancestral home is in Jiexi County, Guangdong. During the Cultural Revolution, Cai became a sent-down youth and worked in Shixing County.
In September 1975, he was accepted to the Guangdong Politics and Law Cadre Institute (广东省政法干部学校) and graduated in September 1977. After college, he was assigned to the Guard Bureau with the Guangdong Public Security Department. And he served as deputy director of the general office of the Guangdong provincial Party committee and director of the Guard Bureau with the Guangdong Public Security Department from September 2003 to July 2012.[2][3] He attained the rank of major general (shao jiang) in August 2006.
In February 2013, he was appointed the deputy director of the Social and Legislative Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was mainly in charge of security work in Guangdong, which borders on the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions.[2][3][4][5]
Downfall
editOn October 30, 2014, he was taken away by anti-graft officers from the military's Discipline Inspection Commission.[2][6][7][8] On January 13, 2015, he was removed from office.[9]
On March 27, 2017, Cai was sentenced to 8 years for accepting bribes by the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Guangdong official caught in graft probe". Shanghai Daily. Xinhua News Agency. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Zheng Caixiong (January 14, 2015). "Senior police officer in Guangdong probed". China Daily. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "Chinese provincial deputy police chief, who led leaders' security, investigated for corruption". South China Morning Post. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ Zheng Caixiong (14 January 2015). "Senior police officer in Guangdong probed". chinadaily. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "China expels top police official from Communist Party". reuters. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ 官方证实广东省委办公厅副主任、少将蔡广辽违法 (in Chinese). January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ 广东省公安厅党委副书记蔡广辽被军纪委调查 (in Chinese). Tencent. January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ Wang Jing (16 May 2016). "Police Officer Linked to Military License Plate Scam Pleads Guilty". caixinglobal. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ 广东公安厅副书记蔡广辽被免去政协委员资格. China Daily (in Chinese). January 14, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ^ 9千元“古董”卖180万 粤公安厅原副书记判8年. sina (in Chinese). 29 March 2017.