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Jilin anti-graft official will stand trial

Qiu Daming, a former anti-graft official in Jilin province, has been charged with taking bribes and embezzlement, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Tuesday. The case will be heard by the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court in Hebei province, it said. Qiu, former deputy head of Jilin's Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervisory Commission, was charged with taking advantage of his position and using other officials to benefit others. He is also accused of accepting large amounts of money and property in exchange for favors, and of illegally possessing vast sums of public money and property.

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