导读:香港一直以相对清廉的政治风气闻名。然而,香港前特首曾荫权最近却被爆出利用职权之便贪污受贿,成为香港历史上因为这类控诉入狱的最高级别官员。
Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for misconduct.
前香港特首曾荫权因行为不端被判刑20个月。
Tsang led Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012 and was the most senior official in the territory ever to stand trial for corruption.
2005年到2012年间,曾荫权是香港领导人,是香港历史上因为贪污被审判的最高级官员。
He was found guilty last week of misconduct in public office, in a case related to a luxury flat in China.
上周,他在一个有关中国豪华公寓的案件中办公行为不当,被判有罪。
The case has worried a territory that prides itself on its relatively clean reputation.
这起案件让香港担忧,香港一直以相对清白的名誉自豪。
In sentencing, Judge Andrew Chan said: "Never in my judicial career have I seen a man fall from so high."
审判过程中,法官安德鲁说:“在我的司法生涯中,从未见过官阶如此之高的人沦落到今天的地步。”
Tsang was cleared of a second count of misconduct, while the jury failed to reach a verdict on a third charge of accepting an advantage.
曾荫权已经撇清了第二项行为不当的控告,但是陪审团仍未对收受好处的第三项控罪作出裁决。