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Chinese court jails former Yunnan Communist Party boss Qin Guangrong for seven years for bribery
- Court says disgraced former official was given a reduced sentence for turning himself in and returning the money he took
- Qin’s relatively lenient sentence contrasts with that of former asset management boss Lai Xiaomin, who was sentenced to death earlier this month
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Qin Guangrong, the former Communist Party boss of Yunnan province, has been jailed for seven years for bribery.
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Qin, 70, said he would not appeal after Chengdu Intermediate People’s Court imposed the jail sentence and a 1.5 million yuan fine (US$231,000) on Tuesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
He was found guilty of accepting bribes worth 23.9 million yuan (US$3.7 million) between 2000 and 2018 when he held various leadership positions in the southwestern province, it said.
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The court ruled that Qin was guilty of accepting “exceptionally large” sums of money, which made him liable to a heavy sentence under Chinese law. But it said he was granted a reduced sentence for turning himself in, surrendering the bribes he received, pleading guilty and showing repentance.
Qin’s relatively light sentence came in stark contrast with the death sentence handed down earlier this month to Lai Xiaomin, the former chairman of state-run China Huarong Asset Management, for taking a record-breaking 1.8 billion yuan in bribes.
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