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China shocked to learn minor rust-belt official fled after ‘pocketing US$400 million’

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China shocked to learn minor rust-belt official fled after ‘pocketing US0 million’

A former mid-level official from northeastern China has hit the headlines after allegedly amassing a fortune in illegal gains before leaving the country. Li Chuanliang, deputy mayor of Jixi in Heilongjiang province during the early 2010s, is accused of having pocketed as much as 3.6 billion yuan (US$423 million) in bribes and embezzled public funds. … Read more

Chinese legal community asks: where is the line on death penalty for corrupt officials?

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Chinese legal community asks: where is the line on death penalty for corrupt officials?

The Chinese legal community’s latest discussion about standards for the death penalty come after a court in Inner Mongolia autonomous region upheld the death sentence of a local official who pleaded guilty to pocketing more than 3 billion yuan (US$422 million) in total. On August 27, Inner Mongolia’s regional high court dismissed an appeal by … Read more