BEIJING, Nov. 14 -- Wu Jun, a former deputy mayor of Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, is under investigation for suspected bribe-taking.

The Guizhou provincial people's procuratorate has designated Zunyi municipal people's procuratorate to conduct the investigation into Wu's case, according to a statement by the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP).

Prosecutors have taken "coercive measures" against Wu, the SPP said.