Court jails former sports official on bribes charges
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A FORMER deputy sports minister who was once a member of China’s Olympics committee was jailed for 10 and a half years yesterday after a court in central China found him guilty on bribes charges.
Xiao Tian, who as a deputy head of the General Administration of Sport held a position equivalent to that of a vice minister, was placed under investigation for suspected corruption last year. Yesterday, the court in Nanyang in Henan Province said that Xiao had taken 7.96 million yuan (US$1.15 million) in bribes between 1997 and 2014 when he held various sports positions in exchange for help with promotions, building projects and the holding of sports events.
It gave no details in a short statement posted on its website.
Xiao had confessed, repented and cooperated in handing back his illicit gains, meaning he received a lighter sentence, the court added.
China, which is working to stamp out corruption in Party and government ranks, has also sought to eject corrupt elements from its sports establishment, particularly in soccer, which has been hit by a number of match-fixing scandals.
While China is far from a winter sports power, Beijing, along with neighboring city Zhangjiakou, will host the 2022 Winter Olympics.
In March, President Xi Jinping said China must hold a Winter Olympics that is “clean as the snow,” an indirect reference to the scandals with Xiao and another former top official linked to the Olympic bid.
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