Legislator accused of taking bribes tried

Updated: 2011-10-10 20:40

(Xinhua)

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CHONGQING - A former legislator who is suspected of taking bribes was tried Monday in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

Shen Changfu, a former lawmaker in China's national legislature and the current board chairman and president of China Mobile Group Chongqing Co., Ltd., allegedly accepted more than 36.16 million yuan (about $5.70 million) in bribes between 1990 and 2010, according to the prosecutor.

The trial opened in Chongqing's No 5 Intermediate People's Court.  Shen's sentencing date has not yet been fixed.