CHINA: FORMER BEIJING COURT PRESIDENT GIVEN SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR BRIBERY
a former Beijing court president was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in China for bribery and embezzlement.
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a former Beijing court president was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve in China for bribery and embezzlement.
The First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing also confiscated all the belongings of Guo Shenggui, ex-president of the Xicheng District People's Court. Guo garnered 7.97 million yuan (US$1.17 million) of illicit money between October 1998 and May 2007.
He was bribed by more than 10 people to influence lawsuits and construction project bids, among other things. He also embezzled public funds. Guo, 60, retired in 2006. Disciplinary authorities began investigating him in June 2007.
The First Intermediate People's Court of Beijing also confiscated all the belongings of Guo Shenggui, ex-president of the Xicheng District People's Court. Guo garnered 7.97 million yuan (US$1.17 million) of illicit money between October 1998 and May 2007.
He was bribed by more than 10 people to influence lawsuits and construction project bids, among other things. He also embezzled public funds. Guo, 60, retired in 2006. Disciplinary authorities began investigating him in June 2007.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Chinaview.cn, 30/10/2008)
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