Ex-safety chief gets life
By Jane Chen |
June 25, 2010, Friday
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THE former work safety chief of Henan Province has been sentenced to life imprisonment for taking nearly 20 million yuan (US$2.94 million) in bribes.
Shangqiu City Intermediate People's Court handed down the verdict to Li Jiucheng, former director with Henan Coal Mine Safety Administration and Henan Work Safety Administration, Legal Weekend newspaper reported yesterday.
Li, 54, was deprived of his political rights for life and all his personal wealth was confiscated.
He is convicted of taking 19.13 million yuan in cash and share dividends as well as 30,000 pounds (US$44,889) on 51 occasions.
Li didn't appeal.
Li was taken by the disciplinary supervision authority for investigation in August 2008, two months after a probe into his friend Yuan Zhanguo, former president of Dengcao coal mining group.
The group had expanded quickly with Li's support, according to earlier Legal Weekend reports.
For example, in 1996, Li helped Yuan obtain a license for Jinling mine. In August 2004, when Li visited the mine, he asked Yuan for 200,000 yuan worth of shares in the mine.
The majority of Li's bribery money was received from Xie Kangxing, president of Xindeng coal mining group.
Li took a 20-percent stake in Xie's group and earned 9.07 million yuan in dividends from 2001 to 2004.
He withdrew the shares in 2005 when government officials were banned from investing in mines.
Shangqiu City Intermediate People's Court handed down the verdict to Li Jiucheng, former director with Henan Coal Mine Safety Administration and Henan Work Safety Administration, Legal Weekend newspaper reported yesterday.
Li, 54, was deprived of his political rights for life and all his personal wealth was confiscated.
He is convicted of taking 19.13 million yuan in cash and share dividends as well as 30,000 pounds (US$44,889) on 51 occasions.
Li didn't appeal.
Li was taken by the disciplinary supervision authority for investigation in August 2008, two months after a probe into his friend Yuan Zhanguo, former president of Dengcao coal mining group.
The group had expanded quickly with Li's support, according to earlier Legal Weekend reports.
For example, in 1996, Li helped Yuan obtain a license for Jinling mine. In August 2004, when Li visited the mine, he asked Yuan for 200,000 yuan worth of shares in the mine.
The majority of Li's bribery money was received from Xie Kangxing, president of Xindeng coal mining group.
Li took a 20-percent stake in Xie's group and earned 9.07 million yuan in dividends from 2001 to 2004.
He withdrew the shares in 2005 when government officials were banned from investing in mines.
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