‘Brother Watch’ jailed

Source:Global Times-Agencies Published: 2013-9-5 23:28:01



The Xi'an Intermediate People's Court, Shaanxi Province, Thursday sentenced the official who left the nation aghast when he was filmed "smiling" at the scene of a fatal road accident to 14 years in prison.

Yang Dacai, former head of the provincial work safety administration, was found guilty of taking bribes and holding a large amount of property which he cannot account for.

The court ordered confiscation of the 250,000 yuan ($40,851) in bribes he took and over 5 million yuan of property he failed to account for. He was also fined 50,000 yuan. Yang did not appeal.

Yang was exposed when images of him grinning merrily at the scene of a traffic accident that killed 36 people appeared online in August last year. Photos soon surfaced of Yang wearing luxury watches.

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