Former road & bridge group head sentenced to 10 years

Published on October 17, 2011 by connie | This story has been viewed 394 views

Former Chairman of Board of Shenzhen Road& Bridge Construction Group Corporation, Cao Zhongjiao was sentenced to three years in prison and five years on probation for the suspect of using his position to take bribes during the first-instance verdict of Yantian District Court. The procuratorate in Yantain district considered the applicable law used in the first verdict was wrong and instituted a complaint against the court. According to Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court where the second verdict was conducted in June, final judgment has been made that Cao Zhongjiao was sentenced to ten years in prison for bribery.

Cao Zhongjiao assumed the office of Director of Shenzhen Road& Bridge Maintenance Center in 2002 and was appointed as Chairman of Board of Shenzhen Road & Bridge Group in October 2007. During the above offices, he utilized his position to make benefits for other people and took bribes of a total of 420,000 Yuan.

As head of state-owned corporation, Cao’s taking advantage of his duty to receive bribes and making benefits for others has committed the crime of bribery. Considering Cao surrendered himself and gave back all his illegal gains, the first-instance verdict sentenced him to three years in prison and five year on probation.

After the verdict, Yantian district procuratorate instituted a complaint against the court and filed the case to Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court, which denied Cao’s voluntary surrender and sentenced him to ten years in prison.

Elaine

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