Home » World » Another severe sentence for the former Chinese minister for corruption Another severe sentence for the former Chinese minister for corruption September 23, 2022 by world today news – AP – News from the NOS•today, 08:28•Modified today, 09:17 — In China, another former senior official was sentenced to a severe corruption sentence. Former minister Sun Lijun (53) was sentenced to death with parole, which in practice is often commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Yesterday a former colleague of Sun sentenced to the same penalty. – Sun was the deputy secretary of security affairs and thus responsible for fighting corruption. In 2020 he himself was accused of negligence. Last January he confessed in a televised message that he had grown rich. – He has now been convicted of taking bribes, stock market manipulation and illegal possession of weapons. He would be involved an amount of 90 million euros converted. Sun’s case was previously the subject of a five-part documentary series on fighting corruption. – Sun allegedly conspired with former justice minister Fu Zhenghua, who was convicted yesterday. He confessed that he was bribed for millions and covered up the crimes of his brother and others, although it is not clear exactly which ones. – – Police commissioners in Shanghai, Chongqing and Shanxi were also sentenced to prison for corruption this week. One of them has to go to prison for life. – The crackdown on white-collar crime comes three weeks before the Communist Party Congress, which is held once every five years. Chinese President Xi wants to secure a third five-year term there, a break from the maximum term of office used so far. – — Related posts:The number of people infected in the USA is 45,000, a record. The total number of infected exceeded...Multiple Explosions Heard in Kyiv as Missile Strikes Threaten Ukrainian CapitalThe Ukrainian Air Force made 18 strikes on the enemyAstraZeneca with urgent news about its K-19 vaccinesShare this:FacebookX Related What are the side effects? The animal killed was a wolf – NBC New York Leave a Comment Cancel replyCommentName Email Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.