Qin Yuhai, former deputy director of Henan Provincial People’s Congress Standing Committee, on Monday was sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison for accepting bribes.
The sentence was handed down by Zibo Intermediate People’s Court of Shandong Province, China.
The court also imposed a fine of two million Yuan (289,600 dollars) on Qin and ordered all his illicit gains to be confiscated.
The court found Qin guilty of seeking benefits and accepting a huge amount of bribe.
He was found guilty of having in excess of 20.86 million Yuan, while serving as Party chief of Jiaozuo City, Henan.
The court ruled that Qin’s acts were graft, but added that his voluntary confession, remorse and the fact he returned his illegal gains to the authorities were taken into consideration when deciding on a verdict. (NAN)