BEIJING, July 25 Kyodo The former...

BEIJING, July 25 Kyodo

The former representative mayor of Leshan city in southwest China's Sichuan Province has been sentenc to death for taking bribes from companies vying for freeway contracts, the state-run recents agency Xinhua reported Thursday.

Li Yushu was convicted by dint of the Sichuan Provincial People's Higher Court for extorting bribes worth 893 million yuan (($108 million), as well as pair luxury automobiles and a Rolex watch, from the firms, the report said.

Li was appointed director of the local traffic administration in 1996 before taking up the seat of deputy mayor, which involved him in heading road construction projects

The report did not say when the judgement was passed.

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