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Liu gets suspended death sentence

A FORMER vice mayor of Beijing has been given a suspended death sentence for taking millions of yuan in bribes, state media said yesterday. Liu Zhihua had been in charge of building venues for the 2008 Olympics,... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sun, Oct 19 2008

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