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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.
According to an Amnesty International report, “available information indicates that thousands of people are executed and sentenced to death in China each year.” [66] Human rights groups and foreign governments have criticized China's use of the death penalty for a variety of reasons, including its application for non-violent offenses ...
Executed by hanging Sima Chi: China (Western Jin) 284: Emperor (307 to 311) March 14, 313: Executed prisoner of war Sima Ye: China (Western Jin) 300: Emperor (313 to 316) February 7, 318: Executed prisoner of war Ferenc Szálasi Hungary: January 6, 1897: Nationleader (1944–1945) March 12, 1946: Executed Jozef Tiso Slovakia: October 13, 1887 ...
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 ...
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BEIJING (Reuters) -A former deputy governor of China's central bank, Fan Yifei, has been arrested for suspected bribery, China’s top prosecutor said on Tuesday. Fan, 59, is the highest-ranking ...
A March 2018 report by Harm Reduction International says: "Between January 2015 and December 2017, at least 1,320 people are known to have been executed for drug-related offences – 718 in 2015; 325 in 2016; and 280 in 2017. These estimates do not include China, as reliable figures continue to be unavailable for the country."