CHINA. FORMER PUBLICITY OFFICIAL GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR TAKING BRIBES
Gao Yong, former head of the Chinese Communist Party publicity department at the Chengdu municipal committee in southwest China's Sichuan Province, received a suspended death sentence by the Intermediate People's Court in Neijiang for taking bribes valued
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Gao Yong, former head of the Chinese Communist Party publicity department at the Chengdu municipal committee in southwest China's Sichuan Province, received a suspended death sentence by the Intermediate People's Court in Neijiang for taking bribes valued at 9.5 million yuan (1.2 million US dollars).
Court investigation found Gao took advantage of his post to accept bribes between 1996 and 2001. Gao was also accused of owning 6.6 million yuan (820,000 US dollars) of property for which he could not name a legitimate source.
Court investigation found Gao took advantage of his post to accept bribes between 1996 and 2001. Gao was also accused of owning 6.6 million yuan (820,000 US dollars) of property for which he could not name a legitimate source.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Xinhua News Agency, 19/11/2005)
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