No verdict in latest fund scandal trial

The first trial of Yin Guoyuan, a senior figure in the Shanghai social security fund scandal, closed yesterday without a verdict.

Sixty-four-year-old Yin, the former deputy director of the Shanghai municipal housing, land and resource administration bureau, is charged, among other things, with taking bribes, abuse of power. His wife Chen Wei is also accused of taking bribes.

The trial, at Shanghai No 1 Intermediate People's Court, was held behind closed doors, with only a few relatives allowed to participate.