Ex-official jailed for corruption

Former political adviser found guilty of taking advantage of his posts

Ling Zhengce, a former senior political adviser of Shanxi province, was sentenced at a local court on Friday to 12 and a half years in prison for taking bribes.

Ling, former vice-chairman of the Shanxi Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was found guilty of taking advantage of his posts to offer help for others in project examinations and approval, business operations and promotions between 2001 and 2014, according to a verdict from Changzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu province.