Top Chinese General Jailed for Life for taking Bribes.

CEOCambodiaNews · Post by **CEOCambodiaNews** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:06 pm

Corruption cleanup or consolidation of power ?

Top Chinese general Guo Boxiong jailed for life for taking bribes
Former top Chinese military leader Guo Boxiong was sentenced on Monday to life in prison for accepting bribes, the official Xinhua news agency said – the latest high-profile conviction in president Xi Jinping’s crackdown on corruption.

For a decade, Guo was one of the two vice-chairmen of the Central Military Commission, second only to China’s president in the top body of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). He retired in 2012 and was expelled from the ruling Communist party last year.

His fall comes as Xi seeks to consolidate his power and enhance his control over the PLA, the world’s largest military and technically the armed force of the ruling party rather than the Chinese state.

In addition to receiving a life sentence, Guo was also deprived of his political rights for life and stripped of his rank of general, Xinhua said, citing a military court. His personal assets were also seized...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... ing-bribes

bolueeleh · Post by **bolueeleh** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:19 pm

another tiger down

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Tue Jul 26, 2016 2:28 pm

Cleanup. I was watching this on the Beeb last night and he only took a modest (for China) 12 Million Dollars. He got chopped because he is loyal to the previous General Secretary.