13 convicted criminals executed

Beijing - At least 13 convicted criminals were executed and a spate of others sentenced to death yesterday as China began its…

Beijing - At least 13 convicted criminals were executed and a spate of others sentenced to death yesterday as China began its end of the year judicial purge.

Jiang Yingku, a former prosecutor in Zhaodong city, was executed along with four of his gang members following conviction for the murder of 21 people in a string of violent robberies from 1993 to 2001, Xinhua news agency said.

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