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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 ...
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]
Pages in category "Chinese politicians executed for corruption" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
BEIJING (Reuters) -Australian writer and pro-democracy blogger Yang Hengjun was handed a suspended death sentence by a Beijing court on Monday, in what human rights advocates say is an unusually ...
Saudi Arabia ranks third in the world for the most executions. 43 percent of those executed in 2015 had been convicted of smuggling drugs, ranging from heroin to marijuana. [14] "Since May [2024], Saudi Arabia has executed 28 people on drug-related charges, according to an AFP tally based on official statements, up from just two in all of 2023 ...
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 ...
The list of countries by homicide rate is derived from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) data, and is expressed in number of deaths per 100,000 population per year. For example, a homicide rate of 30 out of 100,000 is presented in the table as "30", and corresponds to 0.03% of the population dying by homicide.