The former vice mayor of a city in south China's Guangxi Zhuang region has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for taking bribes, a local court ruled on Friday.
The Intermediate People's Court of Fangchenggang city also confiscated 400,000 yuan ($62,650) of Lu Qinhua's personal property.
Lu, former vice mayor of Qinzhou city, pleaded guilty to accepting bribes of 5.56 million yuan from 2003 to 2014.
A total of 5.06 million yuan was seized, the court said in a statement, and authorities were pressing for the remaining 500,000 yuan.
Born in 1962, Lu became Qinzhou's vice mayor in December 2010. He was investigated for "serious disciplinary violations" in June 2014.
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