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1st LD Writethru: Former senior officer sentenced to death with reprieve

Xinhua, August 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

A military court on Monday sentenced Gu Junshan, former deputy head of the General Logistics Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, to death with a two-year reprieve for corruption.

Gu was found guilty of embezzlement, accepting bribes, misuse of state funds, bribery and abuse of power. He has been deprived of his political rights for life and had all his personal assets confiscated, according to a statement from the court.

Gu was also stripped of his rank of lieutenant general, and all the illicit funds and materials involved will be confiscated, the statement said, adding that the military procuratorate had added the charge of bribery during the trial. Endi