BEIJING - Former vice chief of Sichuan provincial committee of Communist Party of China (CPC), Li Chuncheng, stood trial on Thursday in a court in Xianning city, Central China's Hubei province.

The Xianning Municipal Intermediate People's Court held the public trial. Li has been prosecuted for accepting bribes and abuse of power.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) concluded its investigation and transferred Li's case to Xianning People's Procuratorate in March.