China jails ex-official for graft
By our correspondents
February 21, 2017
BEIJING: A court in China on Monday jailed for 13 years a former deputy Communist Party boss of the capital, Beijing, after finding her guilty of corruption, state television said.
Lu Xiwen, who was also head of the city’s party school, which trains rising officials, was put under investigation in 2015.
The court in Jilin province said that between 2001 and 2015, Lu took bribes worth 18.8 million yuan.
Because she admitted her guilt and repented she has been granted a lighter sentence, state television added, citing the court.
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