Former Shanxi legislator jailed for corruption

A former senior legislator in north China's Shanxi province was sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes amounting to nearly 124 million yuan ($18.44 million) by a court in Jiangsu province on Friday.

Jin Daoming, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Shanxi Provincial People's Congress, was also deprived of his political rights for life and all his personal assets were confiscated, according to a statement from Zhenjiang City Intermediate People's Court.

The court also ruled that Jin must turn over his ill-gotten gains to the State.