Fang Fenghui, former Chief of Staff of the Central Military Commission, was sentenced

Fang Fenghui was once called by the media as a pivotal star.(Reuters)

(Beijing Comprehensive News) Fang Fenghui, former member of the CPC Central Military Commission and the former chief of staff of the Ministry of Staff of the Central Military Commission, was sentenced to bribery, bribery, and huge amounts of property. He was sentenced to life imprisonment yesterday.

According to Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese Military Court sentenced Fang Fenghui yesterday to determine that Fang Fenghui's crime of bribery, bribery, huge amount of property sources were unknown, countless crimes and punished, decided to implement life imprisonment, deprive political rights for life,, And confiscated all the personal property of the individual, pursuing the stolen money and the stolen goods to pay the state treasury.

He was the youngest chief of staff when he was in office

The 68 -year -old Fang Fenghui was once known as the dazzling star of the military community.He served as the general commander of the military parade during the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China in 2009, and was reviewed by Hu Jintao, then the then general secretary of the Communist Party of China, and was considered to be heavy.Before the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012, Fang Fenghui was promoted to Chief of Staff of the PLA. He was the youngest chief of staff when he was working in the past 20 years.In January 2016, he served as the first chief of staff of the newly established Central Military Commission Joint Staff.

In April 2017, Fang Fenghui accompanied the Chinese President ... Visit the United States and participate in Sino -US diplomatic security dialogue as a military representative.The outside world once believed that Fang Fenghui was expected to win the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.On August 21, 2017, Fang Fenghui held a talks with the Supreme Commander of Thai armed forces in Beijing Bayi Building as the chief of staff of the Joint Department of the Military Commission.It is reported that this was the last time he showed up before his dismissal.

On January 9, 2018, Fang Fenghui was transferred to the military procuratorial organs for suspected bribery and bribery crimes.On February 24, 2018, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress issued an announcement to decide to dismiss Fang Fenghui's post of the 12th National People's Congress of the National People's Congress.

On October 16, 2018, Fang Fenghui was accused of seriously violating the party's political discipline and political rules.Earlier, the Central Military Commission had decided to give Fang Fenghui to expel military punishment and cancel his general rank.

Fang Fenghui and Zhang Yang, former member of the CPC Central Military Commission and the former director of the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission, have worked together for many years and have a close relationship.Chinese official media announced in November 2017 that Zhang Yang had serious violations of discipline and law and was found to die at home.

It is also reported that Guo Boxiong, the former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, was the leader of Fang Fenghui.Guo Boxiong was sentenced to a life imprisonment for the 7Shy of 2016; the month was sentenced to life imprisonment for bribery, and he is currently serving his sentence in Qincheng Prison.