Party Official "Couldn't Stop" Three Day Wedding

An investigation has been launched into a deputy village chief from the Beijing suburb of Qingheying after it was reported that his son's wedding lasted for three days, and cost somewhere in the region of 1.6m RMB.

Stating that he was "well aware" of the Party's rules concerning lavish overspending on exactly this type of celebration, Ma Linxiang said that the bride's family paid for the epic wedding party, and that he couldn't stop them.  Ma admits that he spent 200,000 Yuan on a party that lasted two days in his village, but the one on Beijing was hosted at a convention centre at the Olympic village and included a couple of celebrities, and a troupe of performers.  When asked about the fleet of luxury cars involved, Ma said that they were just "borrowed" for the occasion.

The investigation continues.