Chen Shaoji, former top political advisor of south China's Guangdong Province, appeared in court Friday to face charges of accepting bribes.

Chen was chairman of the Guangdong provincial committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and dismissed from public office by the CPC's disciplinary department.

Prosecutors told the Chongqing No.1 Intermediate People's Court that Chen, 64, was found using his position to promote the interests of other people in return for more than 29.59 million yuan (4.35 million U.S. dollars).

The charges said the bribes were taken by Chen, his son, Chen Ziyi, and his mistress, Li Yong.

The case was adjourned to a later date.