Chinese court hands former local official rare death sentence in $324 million graft case

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Chinese court hands former local official rare death sentence in $324 million graft case

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A Chinese court sentenced Yang Youlin, a former senior local official in Nanjing, to death for corruption involving $324 million, alongside convictions for abuse of power and money laundering. This rare death sentence highlights China's strict stance on high-level graft cases.

BEIJING, July 6 - A Chinese court on Monday sentenced Yang Youlin, a former senior local official in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, to death over corruption while also convicting him of abuse of power and money laundering among other charges, a court statement showed.

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