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Former Beijing vice mayor given suspended death penalty for bribery

BEIJING’S former vice mayor Liu Zhihua was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes, local media reported today, citing a yesterday court ruling. Liu, 59, was charged with taking bribes of... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sun, Oct 19 2008

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