Chinese vice minister sentenced to death

Chinese vice minister sentenced to death



In China, former Vice Minister of Public Security Sun Lijun was sentenced to death.

"Defendant Sun Lijun was sentenced to death for bribery with a two-year suspension of execution, and was also deprived of all political rights for life," the Changchun court said in a decision.

All property will be confiscated from the politician. At the same time, after two years, the sentence can still be reviewed and the death penalty replaced by life imprisonment without the right to parole.

Sun Lijun came under investigation in the spring of 2020. He was accused of corruption, misappropriation of money and valuables, possession of weapons and manipulation on the stock exchange.

It became known the day beforethat in China, another politician was sentenced to death for bribery, ex-Minister of Justice and former deputy head of the Ministry of Public Security Fu Zhenghua. The execution of his sentence was also postponed for two years.



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