Senior Guangdong official sentenced to life in prison for graft
Xinhua, October 21, 2016 Adjust font size:
Lin Cunde, former deputy head of the organization department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Guangdong Provincial Committee was given a life sentence for accepting bribes, on Friday.
According to the Intermediate People's Court in Dongguan City, Lin accepted bribes of over 24 million yuan (3.6 million U.S. dollars).
His personal assets will be confiscated, and his ill-gotten gains will be turned over to the state, said the court verdict.
The court found that Lin took advantage of his position to seek profits for others in job promotions and transfers, project contracts, school enrollment and employment. Endi