Former Top Provincial Political Adviser Sentenced to Life for 117 Million Yuan Graft

A court in southern China sentenced a former senior provincial political adviser to life in prison on Tuesday, the latest verdict in an anti-corruption campaign that continues to roil the country’s bureaucracy and has notably ensnared the leadership of Hunan province.

Li Weiwei, who previously served as the chairwoman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, was found guilty of accepting bribes totaling more than 117 million yuan ($16.86 million). The Hainan First Intermediate People’s Court also stripped Li of her political rights for life and ordered the confiscation of all her personal property. Photos released by the court showed a white-haired Li standing trial.