BEIJING -- Cui Baohua, a former senior political advisor of Southwest China's Sichuan province, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China for serious violations of Party discipline and laws, an official statement said on Sunday.

The decision came following an investigation by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision upon the approval of the CPC Central Committee.

Cui was a vice-chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

According to the statement, he was found to have resisted the investigation against him, engaged in superstitious activities, attended banquets prohibited by the Party's frugality rules, and intervened in judicial activities in violation of regulations.

He was also found to have leveraged his positions to assist others in project contracting and plan approvals, and accepted a large amount of money and gifts in return.

The investigators believe that Cui has gravely breached Party disciplines and committed serious duty-related malfeasance and the crime of taking bribes.

In line with Party regulations and laws, a decision has been made to expel him from the Party and confiscate his illicit gains. The case will be referred to the procuratorate for criminal investigation and prosecution.