China’s former Justice Minister Tang Yijun ‌was sentenced by a Chinese court ​to life in prison on Monday (February 2, 2026) for taking bribes, state broadcaster CCTV reported. “Tang’s actions constituted the crime of bribery,” the court said in its ​ruling, adding that the ⁠sums involved were “particularly huge” and caused “particularly serious losses” to the interests of the state and the people. Tang was also deprived of political rights for life ‌and had all of his personal property confiscated, ‌CCTV said. Last month, China said its top general Zhang Youxia was being investigated, in the highest-profile purge to date of senior military leadership. He later served as Governor of ​Liaoning province before being appointed Justice Minister in 2020.

Source: The Hindu February 02, 2026 17:00 UTC