Former Deputy Mayor of Hangzhou Sentenced to Death
Ningbo Intermediate People's Court sentenced Xu Maiyong, the former deputy mayor of the Hangzhou, to death this afternoon after finding him guilty on charges of accepting bribes, corruption and abuse of power. Xu was also stripped of his political rights for life and his personal assets wer also seized. The court found that between May 1995 and Apr 2009, Xu Maiyong abused his various official positions to help people and companies to get access to land, enjoy preferential tax rates, awarded contracts and holdings in various projects and found employment for relatives in exchange for a total of more than 145 million yuan in bribes. Xu also abused his position as the chairman of a SOE to strip more than 53 million yuan is assets from the company for his own personal use. In addition, while seriving as the head of Hangzhou's West Lake District, his corrupt handling of a local land deal resulted in serious social consequences.
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