China’s disgraced PLA general Gu Junshan given suspended death sentence for corruption
His detention marked the start of China's graft crackdown in the military
PUBLISHED : Monday, 10 August, 2015, 6:14pm
UPDATED : Monday, 10 August, 2015, 6:21pm
Nectar Gan [email protected]
Gu Junshan
Gu Junshan, former deputy logistics chief of China’s People’s Liberation Army, has been given a suspended death sentence by the military court for corruption, Xinhua reported.
Gu was also stripped of his political rights for life, and all of his personal property was confiscated.
He was charged with embezzlement, bribery, misuse of state funds and abuse of power.
The detention of Gu marked the beginning of the corruption crackdown in China’s military.
