Former Chinese Super League company chairman sentenced to 11 years and three months in jail for bribery

WUHAN, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced Ma Chengquan, former chairman of the Chinese Super League company, to 11 years and three months in prison for taking bribes.
Ma, also formerly a senior official with the Chinese Football Association, was fined 800,000 yuan (about 112,191 U.S. dollars) and his illegal gains from the bribery will be recovered and turned over to the state treasury, according to a statement issued by the People’s Court of Chongyang County in central China’s Hubei Province. ■