Traffic official on trial for taking bribes
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A former head of Beijing鈥檚 traffic management office went on trial for handing out coveted car plates to businesspeople in return for nearly US$4 million in bribes, a court said.
Song Jianguo allegedly accepted more than 23.9 million yuan (US$3.9 million) in bribes over the decade from 2004 to last year, Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People鈥檚 Court said.
During the period his posts included director of the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau.
He was accused of illegally handing out highly-prized 鈥淛ing-A鈥 car plates, which start with the Chinese character for 鈥淏eijing.鈥
They are mostly used for government vehicles, so police rarely intervene if they violate traffic rules, and are also regarded as a status symbol.
Even ordinary car plates are difficult to obtain in Beijing after authorities introduced a lottery system in 2011 to limit vehicle numbers as part of their efforts to fight air pollution and gridlock.
Jing-A plates are not available through the lottery pool and can only be issued by approval from one of a few high-level traffic officials, such as Song.
His customers included vehicle-rental company bosses and property developers, the court statement said.
Song also introduced businesspeople to a gallery whose manager gave him half the value of their purchases, Beijing Youth Daily reported yesterday. He received 15.3 million yuan through that route, the newspaper said, but denied in court that the money amounted to bribes.
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