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Ex-official sentenced to 14 years in prison for bribes

The investigation believes that the ex-official abused his official position. For money, he helped to obtain administrative permits, construction contracts.

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Ex-official sentenced to 14 years in prison for bribes

In China, the former deputy chairman of the political advisory council of the central province of Hubei Zhou was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He was found guilty of taking bribes worth 60.5 million yuan. That's about $9 million.

The man was also ordered to pay a fine of 5 million yuan. All funds acquired illegally will be confiscated.

The investigation believes that the ex-official abused his official position. For money, he helped to obtain administrative permits, construction contracts.

Earlier, our publication reported that employees of the anti-corruption service of the Southern Customs Administration revealed a criminal scheme that for a long time operated at the Southern Excise Customs Post of the Central Excise Customs.

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Source: Московский комсомолец ↗

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