reports Xinhua<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe two men were among a group of 36 people charged with similar crimes.<\/p>\n
Liu Han’s sentencing is believed to be part of a wider corruption crackdown linked to Zhou’s network.<\/p>\n
The court verdict stated that, among other things, Liu Han and his group had “in an organised fashion obtained financial gains via illegal activities”.<\/p>\n
They had also on multiple occasions “committed murder, harm and illegal detention”.<\/p>\n
The verdict stated they relied on “the cover-ups and collusion of government employees” to illegally control gaming machines in Guanghan in Sichuan province.<\/p>\n
Liu, who is the former head of mining conglomerate Sichuan Hanlong Group, was ranked 148th on Forbes’ list of the richest Chinese business people in 2012.<\/p>\n
His former company once tried to take over Australian miner Sundance Resources Ltd.<\/p>\n
Chinese state media said previously that the Sichuan-based gang had had strong political ties that played a role in Liu Han’s appointment as a delegate in Sichuan’s political advisory body.<\/p>\n
In recent months, several top officials from Sichuan province linked to Zhou Yongkang have come under scrutiny.<\/p>\n
Mr Zhou was the party secretary in Sichuan province before becoming head of China’s Public Security Ministry in 2003.<\/p>\n
In April, China announced it had removed from office Guo Yongxiang, a former Sichuan vice-governor, and that Sichuan’s former deputy party chief Li Chuncheng was being investigated for bribery.<\/p>\n
Speculation has swirled for months that Mr Zhou is being investigated for corruption, although none of the rumours have been confirmed officially.<\/p>\n
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