Former legislator sentenced to life

Li Yuefeng, a former national legislator and senior official with the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League, one of the non-Communist parties of China, was sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes totaling more than 93.42 million yuan ($13 million), a court in Shanxi province announced on Thursday.

Li, who pleaded guilty during his trial in April, was also stripped of his political rights for life and had all personal assets confiscated, according to the Taiyuan Intermediate People's Court. All illicit gains and related interest will be turned over to the State treasury.

The court found that from 2011 to 2024, Li used his positions — including as deputy procurator-general of the Chongqing People's Procuratorate, executive vice-chairman of the league and member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress — to seek benefits for departments and individuals in judicial case handling, debt collection for construction projects and business operations. In return, he accepted bribes worth more than 93.42 million yuan.