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China sentences former Shaolin abbot to 24 years for corruption

A former abbot of the Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for corruption charges. The court found him guilty of embezzling over 131 million yuan and accepting bribes totaling 11.63 million yuan. He was also fined 3.5 million yuan. The sentencing follows a public trial where the circumstances of his bribery were deemed particularly serious. AI

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China sentences former Shaolin abbot to 24 years for corruption

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · William Zheng ·

    China sentences former Shaolin abbot to 24 years for corruption

    Shi Yongxin, former abbot of the world-famous Shaolin Temple, has been sentenced to 24 years in jail for crimes including embezzlement and taking bribes, state news agency Xinhua reported. Shi was also fined 3.5 million yuan (US$516,000). A court in the Xinxiang Intermediate Peop…