China's ruling Communist Party (CPC) has expelled two senior officials for violatating both party and state laws without restraint. 

On Monday, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Sun Hongzhi, vice minister of the State Administration for Industry & Commerce, and Liao Yongyuan, former general manager with China National Petroleum Corporation, are being investigated for corruption.

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Sun and Liao are accused of abusing their positions, embezzling state funds, taking huge bribes, consciously seeking profit from people and engaging in adultery.

Xinhua reports that both Sun and Liao "showed no restraint" even as President' Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign gathered momentum. They both continued to engage in "serious violations of discipline and the law."

The State Council has approved that both men be expelled from their positions in accordance with Party rules. Their cases have since been assigned to prosecutors. Reports indicate that state prosecutor have started the indictment process of Sun and Liao. Meanwhile, both men are being detained.

President Jinping's anti-graft campaign, which began in 2012 after the 18th CPC National Congress, has targeted corrupt officials in different levels of government.

Several senior officials in the party, military, government and state-owned enterprises have been victims of the campaign, which seeks to rid China of corruption. Many indicted officials - of both high and low ranks - have since been sentenced after being found guilty.

Zhou Yongkang, the former head of China's security agency, is the most senior official to have fallen under the ongoing anti-corruption campaign.

Last week, Zhou, who was once one of the most powerful men in China, was sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of leaking state secrets and accepting bribes worth 130m Yuan ($21.3m).

"I accept the sentence. I will not appeal. I realize the crime I've committed and what I've cost the party," Zhou said during his trial, which was held in a closed session.

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