A FORMER official of the city s urban planning, land and resources commission was sentenced to seven years in jail for taking bribes and abuse of power.
Liu Xinyun, the former head of the commission s land requisition and relocation office, took bribes of HK$1 million (US$128,600) and 360,000 yuan (US$54,650) from 2007-09 when he was office chief, Futian District People s Court said last week.
Liu was put under shuanggui, a form of detention imposed on Party officials who are asked to confess wrongdoings, by the city s Party disciplinary watchdog in June 2010. Liu s family had paid back the bribe money in July, the court said.
Liu s case was triggered by a lawsuit in November 2009 brought by his neighbor against a villa owned by Liu in Henggang. Liu had illegally expanded the basement, Longgang District People s Court said.
A city Party disciplinary inspection committee investigation showed Liu s villa was sold to him by developers at half price. Liu was handed over to the city procuratorate for further investigation and was arrested July 7, 2010.
In another trial, a former Bao an official was sentenced to eight years and six months for abusing his power and taking bribes from the owners of illegal buildings.
Rong Shihao, former vice chief of the law enforcement unit on illegal buildings in Minzhi Subdistrict, Bao an District, was found to have abused his power to take bribes, engage in extortion and illegally amass 1.6 million yuan from illegal building owners and building contractors between 2007 and 2009.(Han Ximin)
