Chinese court sentences former Sinopec president to 15 and half years in prison

A Chinese court has jailed Wang Tianpu, the former president of Sinopec Group, for 15 and a half years for graft, state television said on Tuesday citing a court verdict.

Sinopec Group is the parent of oil major Sinopec Corp <600028.SS> <0386.HK>.

(Reporting by Beijing Monitoring Desk; Editing by Randy Fabi)