Ex-Rail Minister in China Gets a Suspended Death Sentence!

Mkenazi · 2013-07-08T05:06:16+00:00

China ex-rail minister given suspended death sentence Liu Zhijun was was dismissed from his ministerial A Chinese court has given former Railways Minister Liu Zhijun a suspended death sentence for corruption and abuse of power, state media report. Liu was accused of accepting bribes totalling over 64m yuan ($10m; £6m) over 25 years. Prosecutors said he awarded government rail contracts in return for bribes. Liu is the most high-profile official to be tried and found guilty of corruption since Xi Jinping became China's leader earlier this year. Mr Xi has called for a crackdown on corruption, vowing to tackle it from the powerful "tigers" at the top to the "flies" at the bottom of the Communist Party. China's railways ministry, once a powerful department, was disbanded in March. It had been criticised for a series of safety scandals, and faced allegations of fraud which were uncovered by government audits. Source BBC News - China ex-rail minister given suspended death sentence Hapa kwetu Tanzania watu wa vijisenti vya rushwa wanaendelea kutamba na kuisimamia serikali. Na wengine wanatumia hizox2 kutoa misaada kwenye nyumba za ibada ili baadae wapate nafasi ya kufisadi tena. Je tutafika?

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Start date Jul 8, 2013

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Jul 8, 2013

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