Mayor in China’s Xinjiang probed for graft The Uighur mayor of a violence-racked city in China

Mayor in China’s Xinjiang probed for graft

The Uighur mayor of a violence-racked city in China’s far-western Xinjiang region is being investigated for corruption, a government notice said, as central authorities broaden their highly publicised anti-graft probe.

Adil Nurmemet, the mayor of Hotan, is being probed for suspected “serious disciplinary violations”, according to a notice posted Thursday on the website of the regional discipline inspection commission, the Communist Party’s internal watchdog.