China hands suspended death sentences to former defence ministers

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, May 8: China has sentenced two former defence ministers, Li Shangfu and Wei Fenghe, to suspended death sentences on corruption charges, marking one of the harshest punishments handed to senior military officials under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s so-called sweeping anti-corruption campaign within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).

According to Chinese state media reports published on Thursday, military courts convicted both former ministers of accepting massive bribes and abusing their official positions while serving in the country’s military leadership. The sentences come amid an unprecedented purge of top-ranking PLA officials that has intensifi...

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