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China sentences Wuhan's former mayor to 14 years for corruption
Original: JUST IN: China sentences Wuhan's former mayor to 14 years in prison for bribery and corruption
A court in China has sentenced the former mayor of Wuhan to 14 years in prison on charges of bribery and corruption. The sentence was announced on Tuesday and quickly spread across news and social platforms, with many noting the scale of the penalty. It adds to a continuing series of high-profile corruption prosecutions targeting former senior officials in China.
Why now: News of a senior former official from a major city receiving a long prison sentence is drawing widespread attention.
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- JUST IN: China sentences Wuhan's former mayor to 14 years in prison for bribery and corruption · Kalshi · 349
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