FILE PHOTO: Sun Zhengcai attends the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's prosecutor began on Monday formal legal proceedings against disgraced senior politician Sun Zhengcai, once considered a contender for top leadership, who has been accused of corruption and other crimes.
Sun was abruptly removed from his post as party chief of the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing - one of China's most important cities - in July and replaced by Chen Miner, who is close to President Xi Jinping.
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