Ex-top Chinese leader gets life sentence for bribery
Beijing, May 8: Sun Zhengcai, a former top Chinese Communist Party official, was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for taking bribes of over 170 million yuan ($26 million) between 2002 and 2017.
The sentence was announced by the First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin, reports Xinhua news agency.
He has been deprived of political rights for life and all his personal property will be confiscated, according to the verdict.
His illegal gains and relevant yields will also be seized, the court said.
Sun, 54, was a former member of the ruling Communist Party's Politburo -- China's top decision-making body -- and was considered a future leader at the time of his downfall.
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Meta Apologises for Mark Zuckerberg's remark on India's 2024 election outcome
New Delhi: Meta India issued an apology on Wednesday following an inadvertent remark by CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggesting that India's incumbent government lost power in the 2024 elections.
Terming it an "unintentional error," the company clarified that the statement did not reflect its stance.
Earlier, chairman of the House panel on Communication and Information Technology Nishikant Dubey had said that social media giant Meta is set to receive a summons from the Parliamentary Standing Committee regarding Zuckerberg's statement.
