A military court in China on Monday sentenced former top official Guo Boxiong to life in prison for accepting bribes, according to state media.
“His personal assets were seized, and all his illicit gains were confiscated and turned over to the state treasury,” state-run news agency Xinhua reported.
Guo was a vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), which runs the People’s Liberation Army, the world’s largest standing army.
The court stripped Guo of his rank as general and deprived him of political rights for life, according to Xinhua.
‘Vile impact’
Guo’s trial was conducted behind close doors as “military secrets” were involved. The former general pleaded guilty and did not appeal the sentence, Xinhua said.
Communist Party investigators began probing allegations against Guo in April 2015, as part of President Xi Jinping’s wider crackdown on graft and corruption.
“His acts seriously violated Party discipline and left a vile impact,” the Party said in a statement at the time.
Guo was the second former military leader to be caught in the anti-corruption campaign. General Xu Caihou, another former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission who served alongside Guo was expelled from the Party in 2014.
