Former Chinese agriculture minister is sentenced to death for graft
China's former agriculture minister, Tang Renjian, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting $38 million in bribes between 2007 and 2024. His political rights are revoked, and all personal property confiscated. This sentencing underscores Beijing's extensive anti-corruption campaign, which has disciplined over a million officials since 2012.
China's former agriculture minister, Tang Renjian, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting $38 million in bribes between 2007 and 2024. His political rights are revoked, and all personal property confiscated. This sentencing underscores Beijing's extensive anti-corruption campaign, which has disciplined over a million officials since 2012.
