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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 23, 2011
China

CHINA: COURT UPHOLDS OFFICIAL'S DEATH SENTENCE FOR CORRUPTION

a court in Liaoning Province upheld a lower court's ruling to sentence Pi Qiansheng...

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a court in Liaoning Province upheld a lower court's ruling to sentence Pi Qiansheng, the former Party chief of an economic zone in Tianjin City of north China, to death with a two-year reprieve and confiscated his assets for taking bribes and abuse of power from 1995 to 2005.
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  • (Sources: Shanghai Daily, 24/02/2011)