A former provincial official in east China's Jiangxi Province was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes, a court heard on Wednesday.

Wu Zhiming on court [file photo]

The Jiujiang Intermediate People's Court found Wu Zhiming, former vice secretary-general of the Jiangxi provincial government, guilty of taking bribes worth 47.32 million yuan (7.53 million U.S. dollars) at the first instance trial.

Prosecutors found that Wu took the bribes while he successively served as district head and city official in the provincial capital of Nanchang as well as vice secretary-general of the Jiangxi provincial government between 2002 and 2011.

He helped bribe-givers benefit from projects and assisted them with job transfers and promotions by taking advantage of his post, said the prosecutors.

His personal property was confiscated, according to the court.