Wang Xingyao, former director of communications department of eastern Anhui Province, was jailed for 10 years on Tuesday for accepting bribes and failing to account for his assets.

The sentence was handed down by the Intermediate People's Court of Bengbu City at the initial trial held on Tuesday.

The judges found Wang accepted bribes totaling 135,300 yuan (17,100 U.S. dollars) from a construction company in southern Guangdong Province and he had more than 840,000 yuan (106,300 U.S. dollars) in assets for which he could not properly account.

The court also ordered the seizure of 150,000 yuan (18,900 U.S. dollars) of Wang's assets.

Wang, 56, served as vice mayor of Ma'anshan City before he was appointed director of the provincial communication department. He was arrested in December 2004 on corruption charges.

Source: Xinhua