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EFE
A court sentenced today to the former president of the Chinese Football Super League (CSL), Ma Chenquanto 10 years in prison for accepting bribes and taking advantage of his position to obtain benefits, in a week in which other Chinese football officials have been sentenced for corruption.
A court in Hubei province ruled that Mawill also have to pay a fine of 800,000 yuan (112,000 dollars, 100,000 euros), according to the statement today the local newspaper Global Times.
“Serious violations of discipline and the law”
The province’s anti-corruption authorities announced about a year ago that they had begun an investigation into the actions of Mawho was suspected of having committed “serious violations of discipline and the law.”
On Tuesday, another court sentenced the former president and secretary general of the Football Association of the central city of Chengdu, Gu Jimiangto six years and a fine of 400,000 yuan (55,970 dollars, 50,530 euros) for embezzlement and receiving and offering bribes.
And on the same day, former competition director of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Huang Songto seven years in prison for receiving bribes.
On Monday, the former vice president of the CFA Li Yuyi He was sentenced to 11 years in prison for accepting a total of approximately one million yuan (139,780 dollars, 126,700 euros) in bribes.
In recent years, numerous Chinese football officials have been investigated for corruption, including the former president of the Super League. Liu Jun or even the former coach Li Tieone of the legends of football in the Asian giant.
Last March, the former president of the CFA between 2019 and 2023, Chen Xuyuanwas sentenced to life in prison for accepting more than 81 million yuan (11.2 million dollars or 10.3 million euros) in bribes over a 13-year career.
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Last October, the CFA promised “more openness and transparency” in the face of numerous corruption cases within its ranks. After coming to power in 2012, the current general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and president of the country, Xi Jinping, An anti-corruption campaign has been launched in which numerous senior Chinese officials have been convicted of accepting multimillion-dollar bribes.
