WUHAN — Wang Dawei, bekas naib gabenor Wilayah Liaoning timur laut China dan bekas ketua polis wilayah itu, dijatuhi hukuman mati, dengan penangguhan hukuman dua tahun, kerana menerima rasuah.
Hukuman itu dijatuhkan oleh mahkamah di Xiangyang, Wilayah Hubei, pada Isnin.
Wang disabitkan bersalah menerima rasuah secara haram bernilai lebih 555 juta yuan (kira-kira 78.5 juta dolar A.S.), sama ada sendiri atau melalui orang lain.
Keputusan mahkamah itu berkata selepas tempoh penangguhan hukuman dua tahun tamat dan hukuman ditukar kepada penjara seumur hidup mengikut undang-undang, tiada pertukaran atau parol selanjutnya akan dibenarkan.
Wang juga telah dilucutkan hak politiknya seumur hidup, semua harta peribadinya akan dirampas, dan semua keuntungan haramnya akan dipulihkan dan diserahkan kepada perbendaharaan negara, kata keputusan itu.
Mahkamah mendapati bahawa antara 2008 dan 2022, Wang menyalahgunakan kuasanya di pelbagai jawatan untuk memberikan bantuan kepada syarikat dan individu dalam hal-hal seperti operasi perniagaan, pengendalian kes, serta kenaikan pangkat dan pertukaran pekerjaan, menerima wang, kenderaan dan barang berharga lain sebagai balasan.
Mahkamah menyatakan bahawa Wang telah memberikan beberapa perkhidmatan berjasa penting dan telah bekerjasama dalam kedua-dua penyiasatan dan dalam mengembalikan keuntungan haramnya, yang kebanyakannya telah dipulihkan. Fakta ini telah diambil kira semasa menjatuhkan hukuman.
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Former Liaoning vice governor sentenced to death with reprieve for taking bribes
WUHAN — Wang Dawei, former vice governor of northeast China’s Liaoning Province and a former police chief of the province, was sentenced to death, with a two-year reprieve, for taking bribes.
The sentence was handed down by a court in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, on Monday.
Wang was convicted of illegally accepting bribes worth over 555 million yuan (about 78.5 million U.S. dollars), either by himself or via other people.
The court ruling said that after the two-year reprieve period expires and the penalty is commuted to life imprisonment in accordance with the law, no further commutation or parole will be allowed.
Wang was also deprived of his political rights for life, all of his personal property will be confiscated, and all his illegal gains shall be recovered and turned over to the state treasury, the ruling said.
The court found that between 2008 and 2022, Wang abused his power at various posts to provide assistance to companies and individuals in matters such as business operation, case handling, as well as job promotions and transfers, accepting money, vehicles and other valuables in return.
The court noted that Wang had rendered some important meritorious service and had cooperated in both the investigation and in returning his illegal gains, most of which had been recovered. These facts were taken into consideration when handing down the sentence.
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