China sentenced a former city major to life in prison...

China sentenced a former city major to life in prison for taking bribes and his wife to death for corruption, selling land illegally and abusing power, the Procuratorial Daily reported.
A court in the central province of Anhui sentenced Zhou Jimei to death with a two-year reprieve, but prosecutors said the sentence was too light and sought her immediate execution, the newspaper said.
China sometimes commutes suspended death sentences in favour of life-long prison terms on the basis of good behaviour.
Zhou's husband, Xiao Zouxin, was accused of taking bribes of more than 10 million yuan ($1.2 million) and sentenced to life in prison, the newspaper said.
The sentences are the latest in a long-running campaign to uproot rampant corruption, which President Jiang Zemin has said threatens the survival of Communist rule.
Separately, the Procuratorial Daily said a court in the eastern province of Jiangsu sentenced a senior official to death with a two-year reprieve for taking 3.8 million yuan in bribes.