China announces suspended death sentences for former defence ministers

The announcement follows recent ousting of several top officials in China's military.

China Sentences 2 Former Defense Ministers on Bribery Charges

Gen. Wei Fenghe and Gen. Li Shangfu are likely to spend the rest of their lives in prison after receiving suspended death sentences.

By Chris Buckley

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China hands two former defence ministers suspended death sentences

Punishment underlines severity of Xi Jinping’s sweeping purge of powerful military

China hands two former defense ministers suspended death sentences

Former defense ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, who served between 2018 and 2023, were handed suspended death sentences for corruption, as part of an ongoing anti-corruption campaign by President Xi Jinping.

China gives suspended death sentences to 2 ex-defense ministers

Both were the latest to be sentenced in President Xi Jinping's ongoing anti-corruption campaign, which started more than a decade ago.

By The Associated Press

2 former Chinese defence ministers given death sentence with reprieve

Two former Chinese defence ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been sentenced to death with reprieve on corruption charges, according to Xinhua. More to follow...

By SCMP Reporter

China sentences former defence ministers to death with reprieve

China sentences former defence ministers to death in sweeping military graft purge

China has handed down death sentences with a two-year reprieve to former defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu for corruption. This significant development is part of President Xi Jinping's extensive anti-graft campaign targeting the military and political elite. Both officials were found guilty of graft-related offenses, with Li Shangfu also accused of seeking improper benefits in personnel appointments.

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Fomer Chinese ministers get death sentence and a 2-year reprieve

China gives two ex-defense ministers suspended death sentences over corruption

Former Defense Ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were once members of China's powerful Central Military Commission, the body that oversees the country's military.

China sentences former defence ministers Wei Fenghe, Li Shangfu to death with reprieve for graft

China hands suspended death sentences to 2 ex-defence ministers for graft, state media report

A Chinese military court handed suspended death sentences on Thursday to two former defence ministers for corruption, state media said. They are the harshest sentences that Beijing has slapped on high-ranking military officials as part of President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign. Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu’s sentences will be “commuted to life imprisonment” after a […]

By AFP

China sentences former defence ministers to death with reprieve

Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with ​a two-year reprieve over graft charges, state news agency Xinhua ‌reported on Thursday, underscoring the severity of the purge in the military.

By Clara Seshie