A former local official in east China's Anhui Province was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve Monday for taking bribes and framing up an informant who reported against him.

Zhang Zhi'an, the former Party chief of the Yingquan District of Fuyang City, was given the sentence by the intermediate people's court of Wuhu City, Anhui Province.

Zhang was also deprived of political rights for life, and all his personal property was confiscated.

It was unknown whether Zhang would appeal or not.