Friday, August 7, 2009

China: former head of Beijing airport executed

August 7, 2009: the former head of Beijing airport's management company was executed in China for corruption, state media reported.

An intermediate court found 60-year-old Li Peiying guilty in February of accepting almost $4 million in bribes and embezzling about $12 million in public funds over the past 14 years. It is unknown when the Supreme Court ruled or what method of execution was used.

Sources: Associated Press, 07/08/2009

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