Hands Off Cain
CHINA·DEATH PENALTY·DECEMBER 3, 1999·1 MIN READ

On December 3, Lin Guoti, former director of the Machinery...

On December 3, Lin Guoti, former director of the Machinery Industry Bureau of Hunan Province, was sentenced to death following his conviction on charges of bribery

On December 3, Lin Guoti, former director of the Machinery Industry Bureau of Hunan Province, was sentenced to death following his conviction on charges of bribery. According to the judgment of the first ruling, Lin Guoti colluded with his son and wife in accepting total bribe payments of 5.27m yuan ($636,473) in the years from 1992 to 1998, when he served as bureau director. Lin's wife attempted to cover up the activities by hiding money and purchases made with the bribes.