A former land and resources official from east China's Anhui Province was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for accepting bribes, a local court said.
Chen Lianggang, 52, former head of the Anhui provincial land and resources department, was found guilty of accepting bribes worth about 7 million yuan (1.1 million U.S. dollars), according to Suzhou municipal intermediate people's court.
Chen has already lodged an appeal at the court.
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