Former senior provincial political advisor stands trial for bribery, illegal possession of guns

NANJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Yang Kening, a former senior political advisor for southwest China's Sichuan Province, stood trial on Thursday for bribery and illegal possession of guns and ammunition.

His case was heard at a court in the city of Nantong, Jiangsu Province.

Prosecutors accused Yang of taking advantage of his various posts in Sichuan to provide assistance to others in matters such as project c