A former construction manager at a major distillery in eastern Anhui Province was sentenced to seven years in prison on Thursday following a final trial for bribery.
Li Wanlin, who held the post of manager for infrastructure development and other positions at Gujing Distillery Co. Ltd., accepted bribes of 396,000 yuan (about 55,000 U.S. dollars) between 1987 and 2005, in return for preferential treatment, according to the final verdict by the Bozhou City Intermediate People's Court of Anhui Province.
Li got a 12-year sentence from Mengcheng County People's Court in his first trial in December, but the Bozhou court reduced the sentence in return for his cooperation with the investigation.
Li was the second to be sentenced among nine higher-ranking executives of Gujing Group, which was listed on the Shenzhen stock market and is the parent company of Gujing Distillery Co.,Ltd.
Another official received 10 years in prison in the first trial.
The other seven, who allegedly took bribes ranging from 2 million to 7 million yuan, are still awaiting trial for corruption charges.
Among them is Wang Xiaojin, ex-board chairman of Gujing Group and a former delegate to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature.
He has been accused of taking bribes of several million yuan from advertising agencies, liquor companies and trading firms in return for offering preferential treatment, according to the procuratorate.
Wang was put under investigation in April last year.
Source: Xinhua
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