In one day, three former Chinese police chiefs are each jailed for more than a decade for corruption
- Gong Daoan, Deng Huilin and Liu Xinyun were sentenced over bribery charges following claims of disloyalty against President Xi Jinping
- Trials came just three weeks before the ruling Communist Party’s national congress at which Xi is expected to extend his rule
The Intermediate People’s Court of Tangshan in northern Hebei handed a life sentence to Gong, 58, former deputy mayor and director of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau (PSB), for accepting bribes totalling 73.43 million yuan (US$10.4 million) in his first trial, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
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The court ordered that all Gong’s personal property be confiscated, along with all illegal gains recovered by the investigators.
Deng, 57, former party secretary and director of the Chongqing PSB, who also faced his first trial, was sentenced by the Intermediate People’s Court of Baoding to 15 years’ jail for a 42.67 million yuan bribe. Deng also faces fines of 4 million yuan and the proceeds of his crimes were confiscated by the court, CCTV said, quoting the court’s statement.
In his second trial, Liu, 60, was found guilty on Wednesday by the Intermediate People’s Court of Langfang of receiving bribes of 13.33 million yuan and was sentenced to 14 years in jail.