Ex-official gets 11 years in prison

Wu Tianjun, a former senior Party official in Henan province, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for taking bribes. The Xiangyang Intermediate People’s Court also seized personal assets worth 1 million yuan ($149,000), according to the verdict announced on Friday. Wu, a former member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Henan Committee, took advantage of his position to help others with business operations and promotions. He accepted money and gifts worth more than 11 million yuan personally or through others between 2004 and 2015.