Bribery trial of former China planning official ends  

刘铁男受贿细节：最大笔1600余万 几万小钱也拿

昨天上午，备受关注的原国家发改委副主任、国家能源局局长刘铁男贪腐案，在河北省廊坊市中级人民法院开庭审理。检方指控，刘铁男在担任有关职务期间，收受他人的钱款、汽车等物，总涉案值高达3500余万元。除了受贿罪，刘铁男未被指控其他犯罪。[查看全文]

The trial of Liu Tienan, a former senior economic planning official charged with bribery, concluded on Wednesday, with the verdict to be announced later.

Liu, formerly deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission and head of the National Energy Administration, was accused of taking advantage of his posts between 2002 and 2012, during trial at the Langfang Intermediate People's Court in north China's Hebei Province.

"Alone or together with his son Liu Decheng, Liu Tienan illegally received money and properties worth more than 35.6 million yuan (5.8 million U.S. dollars) from five people... and should be criminally charged for bribery," said his indictment. Liu Decheng has been dealt with in a separate trial.

Liu the senior pleaded guilty to taking bribes at the conclusion of the trial, saying he would accept any punishment.

"Faced with the facts, I have been asking myself every time I read the indictment, is this me? How did I end up like this?" said tearful Liu, according to court scripts post on its official microblog.

"Each morning as I wake up, I wonder where I am and how I have fallen into this state of depravation," said Liu, adding it is he also led his son down the wrong road.

The five people mentioned in the indictment include Song Zuowen, board chairman of Nanshan Group based in east China's Shandong Province, and Qiu Jianlin, board chairman of Zhejiang Hengyi Group Co., Ltd.

According to the indictment, Liu had taken bribes worth 16.49 million yuan from Qiu to help with examination and approval of projects during the period from 2006 to 2011.

More than 70 reporters, lawmakers and people from various walks of life attended the trial.