China sentences to life in prison Former Minister of Justice Against Corruption Receives Bt615 million in bribes
On September 23, a court in Changchun, East China’s Jilin Province, sentenced Fu Zhenghua, China’s former Minister of Justice, to death. who led a number of anti-corruption campaigns on the charge of taking bribes But the sentence will be suspended for two years and the sentence will be reduced to life imprisonment. After pleading guilty in July, he received 117 million yuan (about 615 million baht) in gifts and money for personal gain.
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Fu’s prison term came after a court convicted three other former provincial police chiefs, and the four defendants were accused of corruption but also accused of disloyalty to President Xi Jinping.
The four defendants are part of a political group run by former deputy public security minister Sun Lijun until 2020, who is awaiting sentencing. The report said that Mr Sun is accused of forming his own political department by helping to promote other officials in the ministry and being a power broker for that political department.
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Fu served as Minister of Justice between 2018 and 2020, previously working in the ranks from the police to the deputy minister of public security.
Mr Fu has conducted a well-known investigation into corrupt politicians. This includes the investigation that has led Zhou Yuangen, one of the most powerful Communist Party officials in recent years, to be found guilty of taking bribes.
But in October last year the party’s internal watchdog said it was investigating Fu for serious violations of national discipline and law. Mr Fu was dismissed from government service. Later, in March of this year Be expelled from the Communist Party and then a month later arrested for corruption.
said the prosecutor Mr Fu misused his powers for the benefit of others and himself in business contracts. official situation and even legal proceedings Mr. Fu was also accused of concealing evidence in a criminal case involving his younger brother.
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The latest ruling comes amid an urgent crackdown on misconduct officials ahead of next month’s meeting of the Communist Party Council, which is held every five years.
At this meeting, President Xi is expected to be reinstated for a third term and unify powers.
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