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CHINA: BEIJING COURT REJECTS DEATH-ROW COMMERCE OFFICIAL' S APPEAL

the Beijing Higher People's Court in China rejected the appeal of former Ministry of Commerce senior inspector Guo Jingyi, 44, against his May 2010 death sentence for accepting bribes valued at about 8.45 million yuan between 1998 and 2007.

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the Beijing Higher People's Court in China rejected the appeal of former Ministry of Commerce senior inspector Guo Jingyi, 44, against his May 2010 death sentence for accepting bribes valued at about 8.45 million yuan between 1998 and 2007. The verdict also included the confiscation of all his personal property and lifetime deprivation of his political rights.
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  • (Sources: Xinhua, 13/08/2010)