Ma Xingrui was transferred for prosecution, and his confidant and Guangzhou Municipal Party Secretary Guo Yonghang was subsequently investigated.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission announced that Guo Yonghang is under review investigation.
Guo Yonghang, a former subordinate of Ma Xingrui during his time working in Shenzhen, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and accused of serious violations of discipline and law.
Guo Yonghang has been announced to be under investigation. He worked alongside Ma Xingrui for a long time before serving as the Party Secretary of Guangzhou.
Guo Yonghang, former member of the Standing Committee and Secretary-General of the Municipal Party Committee during Ma Xingrui's tenure in Shenzhen, has left Shenzhen to serve as Secretary of the Zhuhai Municipal Party Committee.