A former Chinese justice minister has been sentenced to death, suspended for two years, for taking bribes and helping criminals including his brother hide illegal activities, Chinese state television reported on Thursday.
Fu Zhenghua, 67, pleaded guilty to abusing his powers as a minister and police chief in Beijing between 2005 and 2021 to hide crimes committed by his brother and others, according to CCTV.
In exchange, Fu received cash and properties worth 117 million yuan (about 17 million euros), detailed the official English-language China Daily.
Chinese media did not detail what crimes Fu’s brother, Fu Weihua, committed.
The former minister will be sentenced to life in prison without parole if his sentence is commuted, CCTV said.
Since assuming the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012, Xi has launched a wide-ranging anti-corruption campaign that has resulted in the punishment of senior Party officials, leaders of companies and public organizations, or senior military officers.
Source: TSF
