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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
CHANGCHUN, May 22 (Xinhua) — Former head of China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Administration Lin Chengxing has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for accepting bribes and abusing his power.
The sentence was handed down on Wednesday by the Second People’s Court of Changchun City, northeast China’s Jilin Province.
As the court established, from 2006 to 2023, Lin Chengxing, holding various positions, used his powers in the interests of certain structures and individuals, providing them with “assistance” in matters related to obtaining contracts for projects, running a business, etc., and for his “services” received cash and material assets totaling 43.11 million yuan (about 6 million US dollars).
In addition, since 2015, during his tenure as secretary of the Party’s leadership group and director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and general manager of China National Tobacco Corporation, Lin Chengxing engaged in abuses for personal gain and exerted influence in the review process of investment and share acquisition matters, causing the loss of state-owned assets totaling more than 208 million yuan, according to the court ruling.
The court also ordered Lin Chengxing to be fined 4 million yuan and have all of his illegally acquired property confiscated and sent to the state treasury. -0-