12-29-2010 08:30 BJT
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This year, several officials faced trial in connection with corruption scandals.
53-year-old Huang Songyou was the former deputy head of the Supreme People's Court, the country's top judicial body. He worked his way up from his position as a judge in the High People's Court in Guangdong Province. He retained his senior position for six years until 2008, when he was detained for taking bribes.
In March 2010, Huang Songyou was sentenced to life in prison, after receiving nearly four million yuan in illegal payments. He was also found guilty of embezzling funds, while serving as a judge in Guangdong.
52-year-old Dong Yuejun was not so high-ranking as Huang. He was the former assistant to the general manager of the state-owned China International Telecommunication Corporation. But Dong's case stands out - he is accused of taking one of the largest sums of money in recent years. He stole 580 million yuan of public money, and took millions more in bribes.
Dong went to trial at Beijing No.2 Intermediate Court in July this year. No verdict has yet been reached.
Meanwhile, 50-year-old Luo Yaping was sentenced this year. The former director of a district land and resources bureau in Fushun city, Liaoning province, received the death sentence in December. She was found to have taken bribes totaling more than a hundred million yuan. China's media has dubbed Luo the country's top female corrupt official.
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