Former general gets life sentence for corruption

Fang Fenghui, former chief of the Central Military Commission's Joint Staff Department, was sentenced to life in prison at a military court on Wednesday for taking and giving bribes as well as possessing a huge amount of assets, the origins of which he could not account for.

His political rights were revoked and all personal assets confiscated, according to the ruling. No more details on the former general's trial were disclosed.

Fang was placed under investigation in January 2018 by military prosecutors on graft accusations. He was expelled from the Communist Party of China and the People's Liberation Army later that year.