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Official sentenced 2 years in jail for beggar's death

A GOVERNMENT official in Shaanxi Province was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday for malpractice that led to the death of a homeless man, Sanqin City Daily reported today. Chen Tailin of Guanghuojie Town, Ningshan County, was ordered by the... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Dec 06 2007

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