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Official gets 10 years鈥 jail over bribes

Li Shixiang, former vice chairman of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People鈥檚 Political Consultative Conference, was sentenced to 10 years in prison yesterday for taking bribes.

Li took advantage of various positions he held between 2001 and 2013, including Beijing vice mayor, to help certain organizations and individuals obtain land, promote projects and change jobs, among others, according to the Intermediate People鈥檚 Court of Changchun in northeast China鈥檚 Jilin Province.

Li was convicted of taking money and valuables worth of 88.19 million yuan (US$12.6 million) directly or through his relatives.

All his illegal properties have been confiscated.

Furthermore, he was fined 6 million yuan.

He received a lesser punishment for turning himself in, reporting criminal acts of other people and returning his illegal gains.

Li did not appeal.


 

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