Former Tibet Party Chief Wu Yingjie sentenced to death in $47 million bribery case

9 months ago

By Tsering Dhundup

DHARAMSHALA, July 16 : Wu Yingjie, the former Communist Party Secretary of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by a Beijing court on Wednesday after being found guilty of accepting over 343 million yuan (approximately USD 47.78 million) in bribes, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

The 67-year-old former official pleaded guilty earlier this year in March. Prosecutors said Wu exploited his various positions of authority from 2006 to 2021 to offer illegal business favours and influence project contracts in exchange for massive bribes. The Intermediate People’s Court in Beijing characterised Wu’s offences as “particularly serious,” warranting the death sentence, though it was suspended—a formality in China that usually translates into life i...

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