Former Vice President of China’s Supreme Court Facing Investigation Over Alleged Serious Violation of Law

Shen Deyong at the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 3, 2018. NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) anti-graft watchdog has put another high-ranking party official under investigation for an alleged serious violation of the law, with no specific allegations given. The announcement was issued on March 21 on the Central Disciplinary Committee’s website.

Shen Deyong, 68, a current member of the Standing Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, is the first ministerial level cadre to be axed in 2022.