BEIJING (Sputnik) — China’s former Deputy Sports Minister Xiao Tian has been jailed for 10.5 years for taking bribes, local media reported citing a court ruling.
The court in Nanyang in the central Henan province told the former fencer to repay 500,000 yuan ($71,900) in fines. His property will be confiscated, the national CCTV channel reported.
More recently, he served as the vice director of China State Sports Administration until June 2015 when a graft investigation was launched against him by the ruling Communist party. He was expelled from the party months later. The former athlete has confessed and apologized for committing the crime.
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