जिनपिंग के मातहत काम करते रहे, देश को लूटते रहे, अब दो पूर्व रक्षा मंत्रियों को मृत्युदंड! - china death sentence former defence ministers Wei Fenghe Li Shangfu corruption president xi jinping ntcppl

China has sentenced two former defense ministers involved in corruption to death. According to Chinese government media, two former Chinese defense ministers, Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu, have been given death sentence with a two-year moratorium.

According to Xinhua report, this means that after two years his death sentence will be converted to life imprisonment. However, after this there will be no scope for reduction in their sentence or parole.

Both were found guilty of bribery and all their personal properties were confiscated.

this announcement China This comes after several top Army officers were recently removed from their posts amid a major campaign against corruption.

Both of them are communist leaders Xi Jinping Kept working with and earning billions by defrauding them.

Wei served as defense minister from 2018 to 2023, and was replaced by Li in March 2023.

Lee’s tenure as Defense Minister was very short.

He was removed from the post in October 2023. This happened two months after his sudden disappearance from public life. Due to which a period of speculation started regarding his removal.

Worked under Jinping’s supervision, kept doing corruption

According to the report, Wei was found guilty of taking bribes, while Li was found guilty of both giving and taking bribes.

Wei and his successor Li, who served under President Xi Jinping, were expelled from the ruling Communist Party in 2024. He was also a former member of the Central Military Commission headed by President Xi.

Both Wei and Li commanded the vital rocket force of the People’s Liberation Army. This force was created in 2015 under Xi’s military reforms. Li was selected by Xi himself for this biggest post of the Defense Department.

Wei commanded this rocket force from its formation till 2017 and later also became the Defense Minister.

After Lee was removed from the post, many senior officers of this force were also removed and allegations of corruption were made against them.

Xi Jinping’s campaign against corruption

Since coming to power in 2012, President Xi has launched a major campaign against corruption, under which more than one million officials, including several generals, have been punished.

In February, Chinese President Xi Jinping said the military had “revolutionized the fight against corruption.”

Since coming to power, President Xi has launched an anti-corruption drive, although critics say it has also been used to remove political opponents.