Chinese state media say former Mongolian President Nambar Enkhbayar has been sentenced to four years in jail for corruption, AP reported.

The official Xinhua News Agency said Friday, August 3 that a court in Ulan Bator convicted Enkhkbayar after a three-day trial and gave him a seven-year sentence with three years pardoned.

Xinhua says Enkhbayar accused state prosecutors of twisting facts and saying the case was politically driven.

Enkhbayar was president from 2005 to 2009, before narrowly losing to Tsakhia Elbegdorj in the 2009 presidential election.

Enkhbayar was arrested in April by the country's anti-corruption authority.

Xinhua says the court also ordered the confiscation of 25 million tugrik ($18,660) worth of property from Enkhbayar.