Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-05-07

First-Instance Verdicts Handed Down in the Cases of Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu

魏凤和案、李尚福案一审宣判

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Source-stated publication date	2026-05-07
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新华社北京5月7日电 2026年5月7日，军事法院依法对中央军委原委员、原国务委员兼国防部长魏凤和受贿案进行了宣判，认定魏凤和犯受贿罪，判处死刑，缓期二年执行，剥夺政治权利终身，并处没收个人全部财产，在其死刑缓期执行二年期满依法减为无期徒刑后，终身监禁，不得减刑、假释。 2026年5月7日，军事法院依法对中央军委原委员、原国务委员兼国防部长李尚福受贿、行贿案进行了宣判，认定李尚福犯受贿罪、行贿罪，数罪并罚，决定执行死刑，缓期二年执行，剥夺政治权利终身，并处没收个人全部财产，在其死刑缓期执行二年期满依法减为无期徒刑后，终身监禁，不得减刑、假释。

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On May 7, 2026, Chinese military courts handed down first-instance verdicts against Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu—consecutive former Ministers of National Defense and Central Military Commission members—sentencing both to death with a two-year reprieve, permanent deprivation of political rights, and full asset confiscation, with automatic commutation to life imprisonment without possibility of reduction or parole. The verdicts mark the formal judicial conclusion of the most significant corruption prosecutions within the PLA's senior leadership in the Xi era, targeting two consecutive defense ministers and signaling that CMC-level rank provides no immunity from terminal career and legal consequences. The identical sentencing structure applied to both men, and the explicit bar on sentence reduction or parole, reflects a deliberate deterrence signal directed at the officer corps rather than a case-specific proportionality judgment.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "魏凤和案、李尚福案一审宣判." PLA Daily (解放军报), 2026-05-07. http://www.81.cn/yw_208727/16459190.html.

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