ZHENGZHOU, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Shi Yongxin, former abbot of the renowned Shaolin Temple, was sentenced to 24 years in jail for graft on Friday.
Shi, whose birth name is Liu Yingcheng, was convicted of crimes including duty encroachment, embezzlement of funds, acceptance of bribes as a non-state functionary, and offering bribes, according to the Intermediate People's Court of Xinxiang City in central China's Henan Province. ■
