国内英语资讯:Former senior legislator sentenced to life imprisonment for graft
<p><span word="ZHENGZHOU">ZHENGZHOU</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 4-- <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Min">Min</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="northeast">northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="legislator">legislator</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="embezzlement">embezzlement</span>, <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dereliction">dereliction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Intermediate">Intermediate</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Luoyang">Luoyang</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="deprived">deprived</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="confiscated">confiscated</span>.</p><p><span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promotions">promotions</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="offences">offences</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="valuables">valuables</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 146 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> (21.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="personally">personally</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jilin">Jilin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span> <span word="between">between</span> 2004 <span word="and">and</span> 2016.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="embezzled">embezzled</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jilin">Jilin</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dereliction">dereliction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Liaoning">Liaoning</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="chief">chief</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="supervise">supervise</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="buying">buying</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="negligence">negligence</span> <span word="undermined">undermined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="vile">vile</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lenient">lenient</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="pleaded">pleaded</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span>, <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="remorse">remorse</span>, <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="gains">gains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>.</p>
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