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Former Guangdong official pleads guilty to corruption

Xinhua, May 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Zhu Mingguo, former head of the political advisory body in south China's Guangdong Province, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to taking bribes and possessing a huge amount of property with unidentified resources at the first trial.

Zhu was accused of taking advantage of several public posts he held between 2002 and 2014 to seek profits for organizations and individuals by winning bids for projects and land development, as well as job transfers.

During the period, Zhu's position included director of Chongqing public security bureau, Standing Committee member of the Community Party of China (CPC) Guangdong Provincial Committee, and deputy secretary of CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee.

Zhu pleaded guilty to receiving 141 million yuan (21.5 million U.S. dollars) in assets and bribes directly or through his wife from his "beneficiaries," and holding property worth over 91 million yuan from unknown sources.

The trial was attended by about 50 people, including Zhu's relatives, journalists and members of the public.

A verdict will be announced at a later date, said the Intermediate People's Court of Liuzhou in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which heard the case. Endi