Former Nanjing official sentenced to death for corruption

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Yang Youlin, a former senior local official in Nanjing, was convicted by the Changzhou Intermediate People's Court of taking more than 2.2 billion yuan in money and property during government service from 1993 to 2023 and was sentenced to death for corruption, abuse of power and money laundering. The case is notable amid President Xi Jinping’s long-running anti-corruption campaign, where probes have reached millions but death sentences and executions for graft remain rare; past high-value cases have resulted in execution or suspended death sentences. The ruling may prompt appeal and continued scrutiny of enforcement.

Official convicted for accepting over 2.2 billion yuan in bribes.