China corruption: Life term for ex-security chief Zhou

He was put under investigation one year later as part of President Xi Jinping's major anti-corruption campaign.

, --June 12, 2015

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China's ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang has been jailed for life - the most senior politician to face corruption charges under Communist rule.
He was found guilty of bribery, abuse of power and "intentionally disclosing national secrets", China's official Xinhua news agency reports. Until his retirement in 2012, Zhou was one of China's most powerful men. BBC News...

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