Death Penalty Debate Intensifies in China as Inner Mongolia Court Upholds Sentence for Corrupt Official

Chinese legal circles debate: what limits should apply to capital punishment for corrupt officials?

Inner Mongolia court rejects appeal from a party official who admitted to embezzling over US$422 million, upholding his death sentence.

Inner Mongolia court rejects appeal from a party official who admitted to embezzling over US$422 million, upholding his death sentence.

The recent debate within China's legal circles regarding the criteria for capital punishment follows a decision by a court in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region to confirm the death penalty for a local official who admitted to embezzling over 3 billion yuan (approximately US$422 million).

On August 27, the high court of Inner Mongolia rejected a legal appeal from Li Jianping, 64, who previously held the position of party secretary for the economic and technological development zone in Hohhot, the capital of the region, as stated on its website.

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Li's execution order is pending final confirmation from the Supreme People's Court, a procedure that has been followed since 2006.