BEIJING — Former senior political advisor of northeast China's Liaoning province Sun Yuanliang and former general manager of the Chinese telecom giant China Unicom Li Guohua, have been indicted for suspected bribe-taking.
Sun Yuanliang, former senior political advisor of northeast China's Liaoning Province. (PHOTO / SHENYANG BRANCH, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES)
The prosecution was brought by a procuratorate in the city of Chengde, Hebei province, following the conclusion of an investigation into Sun's case by the National Commission of Supervision and upon the designation of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
The indictment also said that Sun was found to have used his influence after leaving his posts to seek illegitimate benefits for others and accepted a massive amount of money and gifts in return
The indictment said Sun, former vice chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, had taken advantage of his various posts in Liaoning province to seek profits for others and accepted an especially huge amount of money and gifts in return.
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The indictment also said that Sun was found to have used his influence after leaving his posts to seek illegitimate benefits for others and accepted a massive amount of money and gifts in return.
The prosecutors had informed the defendant of his litigation rights, interrogated him, and listened to the defense counsel's opinions.
Li Guohua, former general manager of the Chinese telecom giant China Unicom, has been indicted for taking bribes and abusing his power.
The Qingdao Municipal People's Procuratorate in Shandong province initiated a public prosecution against Li at the Intermediate People's Court of Qingdao after the National Commission of Supervision concluded its probe into Li's case.
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He was accused of taking advantage of his former positions, including head of the provincial post bureau of Jiangxi and deputy head of China's State Post Bureau, to help others on issues such as project contracting, enterprise organization, and personnel promotion, and taking an especially huge amount of money and valuables in return.
Li also allegedly abused his power, causing a heavy loss to the interests of the state, according to the prosecutor.
Li Guohua, former general manager of the Chinese telecom giant China Unicom. (PHOTO / THE CENTRAL COMMISSION FOR DISCIPLINE INSPECTION OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA)
Prosecutors had informed the defendant of his litigation rights, interrogated him, and listened to lawyers' opinions.