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Former district head gets death for bribery

By Wang Jingqiong | China Daily | Updated: 2008-03-29 07:52

Zhou Liangluo, former head of Beijing's Haidian district, has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes totaling 16 million yuan ($2.2 million).

His wife Lu Xiaodan, who took 8 million yuan ($1.1 million) along with him, was sentenced to life imprisonment, the Beijing No 2 Intermediate People's Court announced on Friday.

Former district head gets death for bribery

Zhou took bribes from property developers, advertising companies and other businesses in 2005 and 2006 during his tenure as head of Haidian district - Beijing's booming university and high-tech hub.

Former district head gets death for bribery

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