Former adviser and Party chief found guilty of graft

Liu Yuejin, a former national political adviser, pleaded guilty to taking bribes while standing trial in Fuzhou, Fujian province, on Thursday.

Liu was a vice-ministerial level member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, and had previously served as head of the narcotics control bureau of the Ministry of Public Security.

According to the Fuzhou prosecutors, from 1992 to 2020, Liu took advantage of his various positions, including as the deputy head of the Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau's Tanggu branch and head of the ministry's narcotics control bureau, to seek benefits for other individuals and departments in various matters such as business operations and financing, and accepted bribes worth more 121 million yuan ($16.66 million) in return.