Cop 'innocent' in banquet probe

SHENZHEN: A senior police officer who hosted a lavish 108-table wedding reception for his daughter at a five-star hotel in the city has emerged innocent after an investigating team concluded its probe into possible corruption yesterday.

Local citizens and netizens, however, voiced serious doubts over the authenticity of the result of the investigation.

The investigators found that the family of the bridegroom paid for the banquet, which cost 492,598 yuan ($72,000), held on Tuesday night, and also collected 36,000 yuan, which the newlywed couple received in cash as gifts from the guests.