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09:20, 12-Apr-2018
Disgraced senior official Sun Zhengcai stands trial for corruption
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Sun Zhengcai, former secretary of the Chongqing CPC Municipal Committee, stood trial Thursday in a court in north China's Tianjin Municipality for charges of bribery.
Prosecutors charged Sun with bribery for "illegally accepting about 170 million yuan (over 27 million US dollars) from others” during various posts going back 15 years in Chongqing, Beijing, Jilin Province, and as minister of agriculture.
Sun confessed in court to corruption and said he will abide by the court rulings.
Sun Zhengcai in court in Tianjin, April 12, 2018 /The First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin Photo
Sun Zhengcai in court in Tianjin, April 12, 2018 /The First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin Photo
The First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin said they will handle the verdict soon.
Sun was removed from his post in July as the Party chief of southwestern Chongqing Municipality, and was later accused of leaking secrets, bribery and abuse of power.
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