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Former top Chinese anti-graft inspector gets suspended death sentence for corruption
- Dong Hong took about US$73 million in bribes over two decades, court says
- Verdict the latest in a string of corruption cases decided in recent weeks
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A former senior inspector of China’s top anti-corruption agency has been given a suspended death sentence for taking 463 million yuan (US$72.9 million) in bribes.
Dong Hong, who was until 2018 a deputy leader of the central inspection team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) – the Communist Party’s top anti-corruption watchdog – pleaded guilty in court, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday.
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The Qingdao Intermediate People’s Court in eastern Shandong province said Dong was granted a suspended sentence because had surrendered himself and volunteered details of his crimes. The court also ordered confiscation of all of his property.
In China, a suspended death sentence usually means that the sentence will be commuted to life in prison two years after conviction.
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According to the court’s verdict, Dong took huge bribes from as early as 1999 until his stint as a deputy director of the CCDI inspection team.
In 1999, Dong was secretary to Wang Qishan, who was then a vice-governor of the southern province of Guangdong and played a key role in resolving the bankruptcy of a number of state firms, including Guangdong International Trust and Investment. Wang, now 73, is the Chinese vice-president.
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