Wen Qiang Sentenced to Death
Published:
2010-04-14
Wen Qiang, former head of the Chongqing judiciary and former deputy police chief of the sprawling municipality in China's southwest, was sentenced to death at 4:45pm this afternoon. According to the verdict, Wen committed the crimes of protecting local criminal gangs, owning large amounts of property the source of which was unclear and rape. Wen will be stripped of his political rights for the rest of his life and have all of his property expropriated by the state. His wife, Zhou Xiaoya, who was sentenced for accepting bribes, received an eight year sentence and the court will confiscate 500,000 yuan of her property.
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Chongqing News
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