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Former work safety chief sentenced to 15 years in prison for graft

Xinhua, February 21, 2017 Adjust font size:

Yang Dongliang, former head of the State Administration of Work Safety, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for accepting bribes and embezzlement on Tuesday by a court in Beijing.

The verdict was made by the Second Intermediate People's Court of Beijing. Yang accepted the verdict and decided not to appeal. Endi