US EditionFormer Sports Official Gou Zhongwen Faces Death Sentence for Corruption
- Gou Zhongwen has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery and abuse of power, as reported by Xinhua News.
- The court in Yancheng found that Gou earned over 236 million yuan in bribes between 2009 and 2024 for business favors.
- Due to cooperation and confession, Gou's death sentence may be reduced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole.
- The court ruled that Gou's political rights would be revoked for life, and his illicit earnings of over 236 million yuan would be confiscated.
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China's former sports minister Gou Zhongwen is sentenced to death for taking bribes worth over 310 million kronor (236 million Chinese yuan).
A Chinese court on Monday handed down a death sentence with a two-year reprieve to the former director of the national sports agency for accepting bribes and abusing power, Reuters reported, citing Chinese media.
China sentences former senior party member to death for corruption, abuse of power
Intermediate People's Court of Yancheng in Jiangsu Province also orders confiscation of Gou Zhongwen's personal property, and transfer of his illicit bribery earnings of nearly $33M to national treasury - Anadolu Ajansı
Former Sports Official Gou Zhongwen Faces Death Sentence for Corruption
Gou Zhongwen, ex-director of China's State General Administration of Sports, has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery and abuse of power. The sentence will be commuted to life in prison if no further crimes are committed during the reprieve period, according to CCTV.
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