WUHAN, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Former vice chief of Sichuan provincial committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Li Chuncheng, stood trial on Thursday in a court in Xianning City, central China's Hubei Province.
The Xianning Municipal Intermediate People's Court held the public trial. Li, present in court with his defense counsel, was prosecuted for accepting bribes and abuse of power. Representatives of the procuratorate were present in court to support the public prosecution.
In the morning session, a court investigation was held on "the facts of Li's accepting bribes and abuse of power," as well as the circumstances of sentencing.
Prosecutors pointed out that between 1999 and 2012, Li abused his power to seek profits for others in land development and project contracts, and illegally accepted money and goods directly or through his wife, which constitutes the crime of accepting bribes.
Prosecutors presented bank materials, accounting credentials, project contracts, pictures, witnesses' testimonies, the defendant's statement and self-defense and judicial authentication among other evidence.
Both prosecutors and the defendant cross-examined the evidence in court. Li did not object the allegation.
