{{Liu Han, a Chinese tycoon believed to have links to China’s former security chief Zhou Yongkang, has been sentenced to death.}}<\/p>\n
A Hubei court has found Liu Han and his brother Liu Wei guilty of “organising and leading mafia-style crime and murder”, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\n
The two men were among a group of 36 people charged with similar crimes.<\/p>\n
Liu Han’s sentencing is believed to be part of a wider corruption crackdown linked to Zhou’s network.<\/p>\n
The court verdict stated that, among other things, Liu Han and his group had “in an organised fashion obtained financial gains via illegal activities”.<\/p>\n
They had also on multiple occasions “committed murder, harm and illegal detention”.<\/p>\n
The verdict stated they relied on “the cover-ups and collusion of government employees” to illegally control gaming machines in Guanghan in Sichuan province.<\/p>\n
Liu, who is the former head of mining conglomerate Sichuan Hanlong Group, was ranked 148th on Forbes’ list of the richest Chinese business people in 2012.<\/p>\n
His former company once tried to take over Australian miner Sundance Resources Ltd.<\/p>\n
Chinese state media said previously that the Sichuan-based gang had had strong political ties that played a role in Liu Han’s appointment as a delegate in Sichuan’s political advisory body.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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