Top officer in 'richest man' bribery case gets 12 years

Jin Hongli, a 47-year-old former deputy chief from the economic investigation division of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, was sentenced to 12 years in jail on Monday for acting as a go-between for Huang Guangyu in his bribery of tax officials.

Jin was paid 1.5 million yuan for his illegal actions.

The sentence was handed down by the Beijing No 2 Intermediate People's Court.