Former top Chinese official jailed for life
A former Chinese Communist Party
official once tipped for a top leadership position has been sentenced to
life in prison for bribery.
Sun Zhengcai, a former Politburo
member, is the latest senior figure to fall in President Xi Jinping's
anti-corruption campaign.
He was found guilty of taking bribes of more than $26.7m (£19.6m).
The 54-year-old, also the former party chief of Chongqing, pleaded guilty to the charges in April.
According to state media outlet Xinhua, Sun's "illegal gains" would be confiscated.
President
Xi has made it his personal mission to tackle the widespread corruption
in China. More than a million officials have been punished since he
became president.
But critics accuse him of using the
anti-corruption campaign to silence his political opponents and rein in
officials who challenge his position.
BBC
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