Tan Hong
For the district of Vietnam, see Tân Hồng District.
| Tan Hong 谈红 | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Beijing |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | Security official |
| Known for | Secretary of Zhou Yongkang |
| Political party | Communist Party of China (expelled) |
| Tan Hong | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 談紅 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 谈红 | ||||||
| |||||||
Tan Hong is a former Chinese official, and one of the top aides to disgraced Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang. He was a senior officer in the guard bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, while Zhou Yongkang served as the Minister.[1] In June 2014, Tan was being investigated for "alleged involvement in bribery".[2][3][4] On 2 July 2014, Tan was expelled from the Communist Party of China; his alleged offenses included accepting bribes and seeking personal gain from his position of power.[5] Other former associates of Zhou Yongkang, including Tan Li (no relation), Yu Gang, and Ji Wenlin were also investigated.
References
- ↑ "China's former minister Zhou Yongkang investigated for corruption". Newswala. 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "CPC expels three senior officials for bribery, adultery: CCDI". Global Times. 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Former senior public security officer under judicial probe". Chinadaily. 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Former senior public security officer under judicial probe". Xinhuanet. 18 July 2014.
- ↑ 公安部警卫局原正师职参谋谈红受贿被开除党籍. Sina (in Chinese). 2 July 2014.
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