Former Chief of China’s Supreme Court Pleads Guilty to Bribery

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What’s new: A former chief judge of China’s Supreme People’s Court (SPC) has pleaded guilty to taking nearly 47 million yuan ($6.6 million) in bribes, a court in North China’s Shanxi province announced.

Zheng Xuelin, former chief judge of the SPC’s No. 1 Civil Adjudication Tribunal, allegedly took advantage of several positions he held at the country’s top court between 2004 and 2022 to help others handle cases and get jobs, receiving 35.29 million yuan in return, the prosecutors said in a Friday statement from Taiyuan Intermediate People’s Court.

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Zheng Xuelin, former chief judge of China's Supreme People’s Court, pleaded guilty to accepting 47 million yuan ($6.6 million) in bribes.
He exploited his roles at the top court from 2004 to 2022 and continued taking bribes after retirement.
Zheng was expelled from the Communist Party of China and investigated in 2023, a year after his retirement.

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Between 2004 and 2022：: Zheng Xuelin, former chief judge of the SPC’s No. 1 Civil Adjudication Tribunal, allegedly took advantage of several positions he held at the country’s top court to help others handle cases and get jobs, receiving 35.29 million yuan in return.

March 2023 to September 2023：: Zheng received 11.5 million yuan in kickbacks after retiring, using his former influence to assist others in handling cases.