Hands Off Cain
CHINA·DEATH PENALTY·JULY 25, 2002·1 MIN READ

The former deputy mayor of Leshan city in southwest...

The former deputy mayor of Leshan city in southwest China's Sichuan Province was sentenced to death for taking bribes from companies vying for freeway contracts, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported

The former deputy mayor of Leshan city in southwest China's Sichuan Province was sentenced to death for taking bribes from companies vying for freeway contracts, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
Li Yushu was convicted by the Sichuan Provincial People's Higher Court for extorting bribes worth 8.93 million yuan (($1.08 million), as well as two luxury automobiles and a Rolex watch, from the firms, the report said.
— SOURCES
  • (Sources: Kyodo News, 25/07/2002)