China’s Former Counterterrorism Chief Sentenced to Death

Liu Yuejin was accused of taking bribes while heading China’s anti-narcotics agency.

Liu Yuejin, vice commissioner of the National Narcotics Control Commission, speaks during a press conference in Beijing on April 1, 2019. Sam McNeil/Photo via AP

Liu Yuejin, China’s former counterterrorism commissioner, has been sentenced to death with a two-year suspension on corruption charges.

On June 23, a court in the southeastern province of Fujian handed down the sentence, also ordering the confiscation of all Liu’s personal assets.