Posted 8 июля 2013,, 05:47

Published 8 июля 2013,, 05:47

Modified 17 сентября 2022,, 13:04

Updated 17 сентября 2022,, 13:04

Prominent Chinese official will be executed for corruption

8 июля 2013, 05:47
The former minister is likely to be executed

Vladivostok. July 8. VOSTOK-MEDIA - Beijing sentenced the former Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun. The decision of the Peoples Court postponed his scheduled execution, according to Chinese media.This does not mean that the former minister is sure to be shot. According to local law, delayed death penalty may be commuted to life imprisonment. The relevant decision will be made in the next two years.

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