URUMQI, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yaohua, vice chairman of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was removed from post Friday.

    The decision was made at a meeting of the CPPCC Xinjiang regional committee. He was also deprived of membership of the CPPCC Xinjiang regional committee.

    Liu served as director of the regional Public Security Department, but was sacked on Sept. 5 in 2009.