Chinese court sentences former Sinopec president to 15 and half years in prison

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court has jailed Wang Tianpu, the former president of Sinopec Group, for 15 and a half years for graft, state television said on Tuesday citing a court verdict.

Sinopec Group is the parent of oil major Sinopec Corp.

(Reporting by Beijing Monitoring Desk; Editing by Randy Fabi)