Loophole closed for officials' early release

After four years in prison, former official Wang Jiansheng applied for a commutation of his sentence in March.

However, his application was rejected by the Henan High People's Court because the court has tightened the regulations on commutations.

Wang, the former head of Yuzhou's public security bureau in Henan, was sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison on Dec 15, 2009, for accepting bribes totaling 485,000 yuan ($78,000).