Former top Chinese economic official, Liu Tienan has been jailed for life in China for accepting millions of dollars in bribes, state media report.
Mr Liu was the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) deputy head until he was sacked in August 2013.
The court in Langfang found him guilty of accepting about 35.6m yuan (£3.5m; $5.8m) in return for granting favours to businesses.
China has been embarking on a drive to stamp out corruption among officials.
On Wednesday, the court north of Beijing ruled that Liu "took advantage of his post to seek gains for others, illegally took cash or gifts from others by himself or via his son Liu Decheng", AFP news agency reports.
He had already confessed to the charges, with court reports saying he had "lost the trust of bosses and colleagues. I deeply regret my actions"
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