{
  "id": 18248214,
  "title": "China indicts former Politburo member Ma Xingrui for bribery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/china-indicts-former-politburo-member-ma-xingrui-for-bribery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T04:08:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/05/china-indicts-former-politburo-member-ma-xingrui-for-bribery"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Politburo member Ma Xingrui has been indicted by Chinese prosecutors for taking bribes, according to official news agency Xinhua. The allegations were made as President Xi Jinping intensifies his anti-corruption campaign. Prosecutors alleged that Ma used his governmental positions and influence as general manager of China's state-owned space programme contractor to seek personal benefits and accept substantial bribes. Ma was among 33 officials officially expelled from the Communist Party, including former military leader Zhang Youxia and diplomat Liu Jianchao. No comment was available from Ma's office.",
  "summary": "Prosecutors accuse Ma Xingrui of using his positions and status to 'seek benefits' and accept 'particularly large amounts' of bribes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Ex-Politburo member Ma Xingrui’s corruption charges extend to end of last century",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/ex-politburo-member-ma-xingruis-corruption-charges-extend-to-end-of",
        "published": "2026-11-05T06:50:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}