BEIJING- A director-level official from North China's Shanxi province is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said on Monday.

Ren Yunfeng was director of the bureau responsible for government offices administration under the Shanxi provincial government, the SPP said.

The Shanxi Provincial People's Procuratorate has opened a case and taken compulsory measures against Ren, the SPP said.

According to China's criminal procedure law, compulsory measures include summons by force, bail, residential surveillance, detention and arrest. The SPP did not specify which measures have been taken so far.