Former China Telecom General Manager Yang Xiaowei was indicted a year after investigation for allegedly accepting an especially large bribe.

【Caixin Global】 Nearly a year after being investigated, Yang Xiaowei, the former general manager of China Telecom who is 62 years old, has been indicted.

On April 2, the official website of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate released a notice stating that Yang Xiaowei is suspected of taking bribes. The case, investigated and concluded by the National Supervisory Commission, has been transferred to judicial authorities for review and prosecution. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate has, in accordance with the law, decided to arrest Yang Xiaowei on suspicion of taking bribes, and designated the Xiangyang Municipal People’s Procuratorate in Hubei Province to review and prosecute the case. Recently, the Xiangyang Municipal People’s Procuratorate has filed a public prosecution with the Xiangyang Municipal Intermediate People’s Court.

The procuratorial authorities allege in the indictment that the defendant Yang Xiaowei, by taking advantage of conveniences arising from his positions—such as deputy general manager of China United Communications Co., Ltd. (China Unicom), deputy general manager and general manager of the China Telecom Group Corporation, deputy director of the State Administration of Radio and Television, and deputy head of the Education, Science, Culture, Health and Sports Committee of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference—along with conveniences formed through his powers or status, sought benefits for others, illegally accepted other people’s money and property, and the amount involved is especially enormous. The procuratorial authorities maintain that, according to law, his criminal liability should be pursued for the crime of taking bribes.