Jailed official sues reporter for sex scandal libel
9/9/2008 17:44
An ex-official convicted of graft in east China's Anhui Province has
recently filed suit against a reporter for alleging she traded sex for career
advancement.
Shang Jun, 53, once vice director-general with the Anhui
provincial department of health, has sued freelance reporter Zhang Guohua for
cooking up "a large number of imaginary elements" against her.
In 2006, Zhang
published a story in Qianwei, a Hubei-based magazine, when Shang was detained by
police, alleging the corrupt official had "traded sex with two senior officials
in Anhui for her political career."
According to Sun Chaohai, Shang's agent,
the ex-official demanded a public apology from Zhang and compensation of 200,000
yuan (around US$29,200) for mental trauma.
"Although she is a criminal in
jail, she deserves the protection of her decency and reputation as a human
being," Sun said.
In March, Shang started legal proceedings against Qianwei
and won a public apology. She also received 60,000 yuan in
compensation.
Shang, once tasked with rooting out corruption in the
landlocked province, was jailed in 2007 for 10 years for taking up to 906,500
yuan in bribes as head of the party's disciplinary committee in Fuyang
City.
She was found guilty of taking bribes for arranging jobs and
construction contracts for others.
Xinhua
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