Beijing: A top Chinese military general, who led an opulent lifestyle, was, on Monday, given a suspended death sentence, the first conviction of about 40 high-level army officials currently under investigation as part of President Xi Jinping’s high-profile campaign against graft.
Gu Junshan, former deputy head of the General Logistics Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, was found guilty of embezzlement, accepting bribes, misuse of state funds, bribery and abuse of power.
He has been deprived of his political rights for life and had all his personal assets confiscated, according to a statement from the court. Gu was also stripped of his rank of lieutenant general, and all the illicit funds and materials involved will be confiscated, the statement said, adding that the military procuratorate had added the charge of bribery during the trial.
Besides owning a vast properties, his home in Henan province modelled on China's former imperial palace Forbidden City with several gold art pieces or statues.
