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Former provincial official stands trial for bribery

Xinhua, July 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

Former provincial official Liang Bin stood trial on Thursday on charges of graft.

Liang was former head of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Hebei Provincial Committee's Organization Department, before which he was deputy governor of Shanxi Province.

He stands accused of taking advantage of his various official posts from 2004 to 2014 to seek benefits for others, such as promotion and real estate development. In exchange, he, or through his wife, accepted bribes worth over 5.57 million yuan (about 830,000 U.S. dollars) from 15 people, according to Anshan Intermediate People's Court, Liaoning.

Liang pled guilty after the trial and expressed remorse.

More than 40 people, including journalists and members of the public, attended the hearing.

The verdict will be announced at a later date. Endi