China clarifies criteria for capital punishment in graft cases
Updated: 2016-04-18 10:54
(Xinhua)
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BEIJING - The maximum penalty for convicts found guilty of embezzling or accepting bribes of 3 million yuan (about 460,000 U.S. dollars) or more in an "extremely serious case" with "extremely vile impact" will be the death penalty, according to a new judicial explanation issued on Monday.
The ruling was jointly issued by the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
The ruling was jointly issued by the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
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