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Former BAIC Group Chairman Xu Heyi Receives Death Sentence with Reprieve for Bribery
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Firstpost•28-09-2026, 19:29
Former BAIC Group Chairman Xu Heyi Receives Death Sentence with Reprieve for Bribery
- •Xu Heyi, former chairman of Chinese state-owned automaker BAIC Group, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery and money laundering.
- •The Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court also stripped Xu of his political rights for life and ordered the confiscation of all his personal assets.
- •A death sentence with a two-year reprieve typically means the sentence can be commuted to life imprisonment or a fixed-term prison sentence if no intentional crime is committed during the reprieve period.
- •This case is part of China's ongoing anti-corruption campaign targeting executives of state-owned enterprises.
- •The ruling did not immediately disclose specific details regarding the bribery amounts or money-laundering transactions involved.
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Former BAIC Group chairman Xu Heyi was handed a death sentence with a two-year reprieve for bribery and money laundering.
The Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court handed down the ruling, which also stripped Xu of his political rights for life and ordered the confiscation of all his personal assets.
A death sentence with a two-year reprieve generally means the sentence can be commuted to life imprisonment or a fixed-term prison sentence if the convict does not commit an intentional crime during the reprieve period.
