By Xinhua,
Jinan (China) : Li Peiying, a former senior aviation official who had been convicted for bribery, was executed here Friday, the Supreme People’s Court said.
The execution came a month after the Shandong Provincial Higher People’s Court upheld the death sentence against Li’s appeal. The Supreme Court had reviewed the sentence.
Li, 60, former chairman and general manager of Capital Airports Holding Co (CAH), was sentenced at Jinan Feb 6 after allegedly taking bribes of 26.61 million yuan ($3.9 million) in 1995-2003 and allegedly misappropriating 82.5 million yuan in 2000-03.
Li appealed to the Shandong Provincial Higher People’s Court, which upheld the death penalty.
According to law, the death sentence has to be reviewed by the Supreme People’s Court before it is enforced.
CAH, which comes under the Civil Aviation Administration of China, is a state-owned enterprise. It has 30 airports in nine provinces and more than 38,000 employees.