China hands rare death sentence to former senior banker for taking US$151 million in bribes
Former manager Bai Tianhui is the second China Huarong official to receive the ultimate penalty, after his former boss was executed in 2021.
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Former manager Bai Tianhui is the second China Huarong official to receive the ultimate penalty, after his former boss was executed in 2021.
China's anti-corruption campaign under President Xi Jinping has ensnared numerous officials over the past decade, however, death sentences without suspension remain rare. Bai is only the second official from China Huarong to receive a death sentence for corruption
BEIJING - A court in eastern China delivered a rare death sentence on Tuesday, after finding that a former senior banker accepted bribes worth more than 1.1 billion yuan (US$151 million) in his role with one of the country
A criminal court in China imposed a rare death sentence on a former senior banker who accepted bribes worth more than 1.1 billion yuan