DEATH SENTENCE UPHOLDED FOR FORMER PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION GROUP DIRECTOR
the Liaoning Provincial Higher People's Court ‘recently’ upheld the death sentence passed to Xia Renfan, 56-year-old former president of Shenyang Passenger Transportation Group Co, for corruption, embezzlement of public funds and bribery.
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the Liaoning Provincial Higher People's Court ‘recently’ upheld the death sentence passed to Xia Renfan, 56-year-old former president of Shenyang Passenger Transportation Group Co, for corruption, embezzlement of public funds and bribery.
It was reported that from July 1997 to September 2000, Xia embezzled 12.5m yuan in public funds to build a personal manor. Since 1997, Xia extorted 120,000 yuan from his subordinate companies to install air conditioning and a satellite receiving antenna system in his manor. Xia had originally been sentenced to death by the Shenyang Intermediate People's Court in February 2003.
It was reported that from July 1997 to September 2000, Xia embezzled 12.5m yuan in public funds to build a personal manor. Since 1997, Xia extorted 120,000 yuan from his subordinate companies to install air conditioning and a satellite receiving antenna system in his manor. Xia had originally been sentenced to death by the Shenyang Intermediate People's Court in February 2003.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Jin Yang Wang Website via BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific, 19/07/2005)
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