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Former Yunnan official stands trial for graft

Xinhua, August 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

Qiu He, a former senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in southwest China's Yunnan Province, stood trial on Thursday for accepting bribes.

Qiu, former deputy secretary of the CPC Yunnan Provincial Committee, is accused of taking advantage of his official posts from 2008 to 2015 to seek benefits for others in construction projects, loans and job reassignments.

Personally, he accepted bribes worth over 24.3 million yuan (3.7 million U.S. dollars), according to the indictment.

The People's Procuratorate of Guiyang, capital city of Guizhou Province in southwest China, filed the charges with Guiyang Intermediate People's Court.

A total of 60 people, including journalists and members of the public, attended the hearing.

The court was adjourned to deliberate a verdict on another date. Endi