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Ex-CNOOC executive jailed for bribery case

Yuan Guangyu, former deputy general manager of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve by a court in Jiangsu province for accepting bribes worth more than 152 million yuan ($22.49 million). Yuan was also deprived of political rights for life, and all his personal assets were confiscated, according to the ruling announced by the Xuzhou Intermediate People's Court. The court found that from 2001 to 2022, Yuan took advantage of his positions in the offshore oil corporation to seek benefits for relevant individuals and organizations in matters including project contracting, business operations and job adjustments, and accepted bribes worth more than 152 million yuan in return. In China, a suspended death sentence is typically commuted to life imprisonment if no new crimes are committed during the two-year probation period. The sentence may be further reduced for good behavior by the inmate.

Cambodia repatriates key fraud suspect

Chinese police recently repatriated Liu Ren, a key suspect in a major transnational gambling and telecom fraud case, from Cambodia, the Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday, marking another result of law enforcement cooperation between the two countries. Liu is a core member of a criminal syndicate led by Chen Zhi, a Chinese national identified by authorities as the ringleader of a major cross-border gambling and fraud network. He was repatriated from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, earlier this year. Investigators said Chen directed Liu and others to establish the Jinbei Group in Cambodia in 2016. The group operated multiple online gambling platforms targeting Chinese citizens and encouraging gambling activities. Since 2020, the group has also run telecom fraud compounds in Cambodia, carrying out large-scale online fraud schemes involving extremely large sums of money, police said.

CHINA DAILY