Former Provincial Legislator Charged of Taking $59.3 Million Bribes

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Li Jinzhu stands trial in Guangzhou on Thursday

What’s new: Li Jinzhu, a former senior legislator of Northwest China’s Shaanxi province and a coal industry veteran, pleaded guilty to charges of accepting bribes totaling more than 430 million yuan ($59.3 million).

Prosecutors in Guangzhou accused Li, a former deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Shaanxi Provincial People’s Congress, of accepting bribes between 2004 and 2023 in exchange for favors in business operations and official promotion.

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Li Jinzhu, a former senior legislator in Shaanxi, China, pleaded guilty to accepting over 430 million yuan ($59.3 million) in bribes.
Accused of taking bribes from 2004-2023 for business and promotion favors; sentencing is pending.
Investigated for graft in May 2023, Li had a long career in the coal industry and government, rising to vice governor in 2011.

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What Happened When

Before 1993：: Li Jinzhu worked for the now-defunct coal industry ministry.

1982：: Li Jinzhu graduated from Fuxin Mining Institute, predecessor of Liaoning Technical University.

2001：: Li Jinzhu held senior positions at the China Coal Research Institute, including party chief, until 2001.

Between 2004 and 2023：: Li Jinzhu was accused of accepting bribes in exchange for favors in business operations and official promotion.

2007：: Li Jinzhu was promoted to mayor of Yulin.

2011：: Li Jinzhu became vice governor of Shaanxi province.

2015：: Li Jinzhu became deputy head of the legislature.

By May 2023：: Li Jinzhu was placed under investigation by the country’s top graft buster.

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