BEIJING: China’s leaders on Thursday handed former military leader Guo Boxiong to prosecutors over accusations of corruption, state media reported, in the latest high-profile scalp claimed in a major government anti-graft crackdown.

Guo has also been expelled from the Communist Party over claims he took bribes in exchange for granting military promotions, Xinhua reported, citing the party’s Central Committee’s Political Bureau.

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