Latest Maoming bribe trial under way

GUANGZHOU - A former executive vice-mayor of Maoming, Guangdong province, stood trial on Tuesday for allegedly taking bribes and using his official power for huge illegal gains.

Yang Guangliang, 57, was charged with taking bribes worth more than 12 million yuan ($1.9 million) and gaining unidentified property worth 41 million yuan between 1992 and 2009, according to the Guangzhou procuratorate authority.

Moreover, Yang was alleged to have earned more than 75 million yuan by violating rules, sources with the local procuratorate said.