CHINA: DEATH SENTENCE FOR TAKING BRIBES

Wang Zheng, the former deputy head of Yuzhong District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, was sentenced to death with a two year suspension for having accepted bribes. The No 5 Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing also deprived Wang of his political rights. The court found Wang had accepted bribes of about 9.66 million yuan (US$1.32 million), when in charge of the planning department of Shapingba District and deputy head of Yuzhong District from 1999 to June 2007. The court said the bribes came from real estate developers and construction project contractors.