1. Xu Chuanzhi, former top discipline official in Ningxia, has been indicted on charges of taking bribes and accepting bribes through influence, nearly seven months after investigation announcement; the case will be tried in Ningbo [para. 1][para. 2][para. 3].2. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate approved his arrest and transferred the case to Ningbo prosecutors, who filed the indictment with the Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court; investigated by National Supervisory Commission [para. 2][para. 3].3. Prosecutors allege Xu used his positions at Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), Ningxia party standing committee, discipline-inspection and supervisory commissions, and central inspection teams to seek benefits for others, accepting "especially huge" sums [para. 4][para. 5].4. Post-office, Xu allegedly used lingering influence as deputy-ministerial-level central inspection inspector to secure improper benefits via other officials, again accepting huge bribes; held criminally responsible for both bribery types [para. 6][para. 7].5. Xu's career began in CCDI's Fifth Discipline-Inspection Office after 1982 graduation from Jilin Normal University; rose through personnel roles, became bureau-level inspector, deputy head in Macau, and director of supervision offices by 2011 [para. 8][para. 13][para. 14][para. 15][para. 16][para. 17].6. Promoted in 2015 to head CCDI team at State Ethnic Affairs Commission; in 2016, assigned to Ningxia as discipline chief and standing committee member, later first director of its supervisory commission; elected to 19th CCDI [para. 18][para. 19].7. Investigation announced Oct. 14, 2025; expelled from party Jan. 4, 2026, for disloyalty, violating frugality rules, improper banquets, personnel favoritism, gifts, family gains, and interfering in enforcement/judicial activities [para. 9][para. 10][para. 11][para. 12].8. Born 1957 in Shandong, Xu worked as sent-down youth in Inner Mongolia at 18 [para. 13].9. In Ningxia, Xu advocated strict governance, disciplinary reviews, and anti-corruption; published articles emphasizing supervision over trust [para. 20][para. 22].10. From 2020, led central inspection teams inspecting federations, Ministry of Public Security, banks, security agencies; stressed strict governance, power checks, and anti-corruption deterrence ("dare not, cannot, do not want") [para. 23][para. 24][para. 25].11. Subordinates probed: Yin Xueru (former Ningxia deputy discipline secretary) sentenced to 11 years for bribery (Dec. 2023); Jiang Zhigang (former deputy party secretary) to 15 years (Oct. 2024), with meritorious service [para. 26][para. 27][para. 28][para. 29].(Word count: 498)AI generated, for reference only