China's Ex-Deputy Intelligence Chief Has Been Jailed For Life Over Corruption

Image broadcast on Chinese TV of Ma Jian during the verdict

BBC: Ma Jian: China's ex-intelligence chief jailed for life

China's ex-intelligence chief Ma Jian has been sentenced to life in prison for crimes including taking bribes and insider trading, a court says.

Ma had been put under investigation in 2015 and expelled from the Communist Party one year later.

He pleaded guilty and would not appeal, a court in the north-eastern Liaoning province said.

Many high-ranking officials have been toppled as part of President Xi Jinping's vast anti-corruption drive.

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