China’s former justice minister Fu Zhenghua, who spearheaded several corruption-fighting campaigns, has been jailed for bribery. Fu pleaded guilty in July to accepting 117 million yuan ($14.7m; $16.5m) in gifts and money for personal gain.
On Thursday, a court in Changchun gave him a death sentence to be commuted to life in prison after two years.
His conviction comes amid a sudden crackdown on officials ahead of a key Communist Party congress next month.
China’s ruling party holds the event once every five years and this time President Xi Jinping is expected to be given a historic third term and consolidate his hold on power.
Fu’s jailing on Thursday follows the sentencing of three other former provincial police chiefs this week.
Credit: bbc.com
