China’s ex-justice minister sentenced to death for corruption
Fu Zhenghua found guilty of taking advantage of his position between 2005 and 2021, including accepting bribes of over $16M, helping his brother
A court in China on Thursday sentenced a former justice minister to death for over $16 million in corruption, with a two-year reprieve, El.kz cites Anadolu.
Fu Zhenghua, 67, was found guilty by the Intermediate People's Court of Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province. The death sentence can be commuted after two years in prison, according to the court ruling.
He served as justice minister between March 2018 and April 2020.
He was accused of “taking advantage” of his position between 2005 and 2021, including accepting bribes totaling more than 117 million yuan (about $16.76 million) and “bending the law for personal gains.”
The court stripped Fu of his political rights for life and confiscated all of his personal property.
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