Former Tibet Official Receives Suspended Death Sentence for Corruption

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A former Chinese official, who the United States and Canada sanctioned for aiding the Communist Party’s human rights abuses, has been given a suspended death sentence for taking bribes. Wu Yingjie, former Party chief in the far-western region of Tibet, was found guilty of taking approximately 343 million yuan ($47.8 million) in bribes while serving in various positions in Tibet between 2006 and 2021, according to a statement issued by the Supreme People’s Court, China’s highest court, on July 15. Wu was given a death sentence with two years’ probation, and the authorities will confiscate his personal assets, the court said. This means that if Wu demonstrates good behavior over the next two years, his death sentence could be reduced to life imprisonment....

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