Zhou Zhenhong, 56, formerly chief of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) in the southern province of Guangdong, was convicted of taking more than 24.6 million Yuan (Rp43 billion) in bribes between 2002 and 2011, the high court of Henan in central China said in a statement.
The courts stated Zhenhong was condemned to death with a two-year reprieve, a penalty normally commuted to life imprisonment.
Zhenhong leads the UFWD as an agency that liaises between the ruling Communist Party and non-Communist organizations. This assesses the government's work. Zhenhong was also found guilty of possessing unexplained assets valued at more than 37 million Yuan.
He took bribes from 33 people in exchange for job promotions, business deals and election to political advisory positions. "The corruption value is overwhelming," said the statement.
Zhenhong is one of a number of officials who had fallen in a much-publicized crackdown under China's President Xi Jinping, who took the helm as chief of the ruling party in November 2012. Xi has warned corruption could destroy the organization and threatened to stamp down on high-ranking officials, or "tigers", along with low-level "flies".
In July, China sentenced ex-railway minister Liu Zhijun to death with a two-year reprieve for taking 64.6 million Yuan in bribes. Although the anti-graft drive has reportedly curbed government extravagance to a certain extent, critics say no systemic reforms have been introduced to increase transparency.
Source : Tempo
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