Wang Huayuan, a former top anti-corruption official in east China's Zhejiang Province, has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes by the Intermediate People's Court of Zaozhuang in Shandong Province.
Wang was accused of abusing his position as secretary of the provincial commissions for discipline inspection of the Communist Party of China in Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces between 1998 and 2009.
In return for bribes, Wang dispensed favorable treatment that helped others in business, employment, litigation and in avoiding arrest, the court said.
The court ruled Wang took 7.71 million yuan (about $1.13 million) in bribes. He was also unable to account for the sources of personal assets worth 8.94 million yuan ($1.31 million).
Wang, 62, was detained and put under investigation in April last year and was sacked from his post the following August. |