A former minister in Chinawas sentenced to death as he was found guilty of bribery and corruption.
Former China Minister of Agriculture Tang Renzian was sentenced after investigation against corruption, to death with a two -year suspension of the sentence.
Former China Minister of Agriculture was sentenced to two years suspended – he was found guilty of bribery and corruption because he was found guilty as he appeared to be brought during his term.
Tang Renzian seems to have received, among other things, money, worth more than $ 37.6 million in various positions he served from 2007 to 2024, according to Xinhua.
Tang Renjian, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes worth over 268 million yuan. pic.twitter.com/X4WKqfVxz7
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The court gave him two -year suspension In his sentence as he confessed to his crimes.
The former minister had been persecuted by the Communist Party of China in November 2024, six months after the investigation began against him that had been removed from his position.
China’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tang Renjian was sentenced to death on the grounds that he received a bribe.
During the duties of different positions undertaken between 2007-2024, Renjian, who was found to have received a cash and real estate bribe of approximately $ 37.6 million… pic.twitter.com/7fPTDykwPp
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China’s president Xi Jirick had said at the beginning of the year that corruption is the biggest threat to the Communist Party, while in addition to the Minister of Agriculture, investigations had also begun at the expense of Defense Minister Lee Sangfu and his predecessor Wei.
In January, China President Xi Jinping said corruption is the biggest threat to the Chinese Communist Party and remains on the rise.