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Zheng entered an appeal for leniency on June 12, saying that the sentence was "too severe" citing the fact that he had confessed his crimes and cooperated with investigators. However, the court ruled that while these were indeed mitigating factors, his crimes were far too serious to warrant leniency, and he was a "great danger" to the country ...
On 10 July 2007, China executed the former head of its state food and drug administration, Zheng Xiaoyu, for dereliction of duty and taking 6.5m yuan (about US$850,000) in bribes from manufacturers of substandard medicines that had been blamed for several deaths.
During the 1980s, "economic crimes" such as bribery, drug trafficking, and embezzlement were added to the legal code. [39] Capital punishment in China can be imposed on crimes against national symbols and treasures, such as theft of cultural relics and (before 1997) the killing of giant pandas. [43]
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
Endangering national security is among the crime categories included in the 1997 revision of China's criminal code. [5] It comprises Articles 102 to 113 of the 1997 Criminal Law and imposes the confiscation of property as a supplementary penalty. [6] The crimes included are: Treason; Separatism; Armed rebellion, rioting; Collaborating with the ...
China's embassy in Washington had said China was sincere in drug control cooperation with U.S. authorities and had a special campaign underway to control fentanyl and precursor chemicals and crack ...
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's top legislative body on Friday approved an amended statistics law, state media said, in the latest move to fight persistent data fraud amid scepticism about the ...
Executed Li Si: China (Qin dynasty) c. 280 BC: Chancellor (? to 208 BCE) 208 BC: Executed by waist chop: Liang Hongzhi Collaborationist China: 1882: Chairman (1938–1940) November 6, 1946: Executed by firing squad Louis XVI France: August 23, 1754: King (1774–1792) January 21, 1793: Executed by decapitation Patrice Lumumba Congo-Léopoldville