Liu Tienan (C), the former deputy head of China's top planning agency, stands during his verdict at a court in Langfang, Hebei province, in this December 10, 2014 handout photo supplied by the Langfang Intermediate People's Court. Liu was jailed for life on Wednesday over a bribery scandal that exposed graft at the highest levels of China's government, and ensnared several companies including Toyota Motor Corp. REUTERS/Langfang Intermediate People's Court/Handout via Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - The former deputy head of China's top planning agency was jailed for life on Wednesday over a bribery scandal that exposed graft at the highest levels of China's government and ensnared several companies including Toyota Motor Corp.
The sentence, handed down by a court just outside Beijing, capped the downfall of Liu Tienan, who was sacked as deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) last year, a position that carries ministerial-level status.
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