China’s ex-Justice Minister Fu Zhenghua sentenced to death with 2-year reprieve for corruption, abuse of power

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China’s former Justice Minister and top public security official, Fu Zhenghua, was on Thursday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption and abuse of power, official media here reported.

Fu took advantage of his official authority or position to seek gains by helping others with their business operations, official positions, and legal cases, according to prosecutors.

Fu, a former senior official of China’s top political advisory body, the China People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), accepted bribes and abused his power, state-run People’s Daily Online cited the Intermediate People’s court in Changchun of Jilin province as saying in its verdict on Thursday.

Fu, who previously had also served as head of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, vice minister of public security, and the minister of justice, the report said, was accused of accepting money and gifts worth 117 million yuan (about USD 17.3 million) either directly or through his relatives.

Over a million officials of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and dozens of top officials of the Chinese military were punished in the sweeping anti-corruption campaign carried out by President Xi Jinping ever since he came to power at the end of 2012.

Critics say the anti-graft campaign has helped him to firm up his power base.

Xi, 69, who heads the CPC, the military, besides the Presidency is due to complete his ten-year tenure later this year.

He is widely expected to be endorsed for a record third term by the CPC’s once-in-a-five year Congress to be held here on October 16.

If endorsed, he will be the first CPC leader after founder Mao Zedong to continue in power beyond two terms and perhaps for life.

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