The mayor of Haikou, China, who reportedly accumulated about $4.5 billion during his career and was found with 13.5 tons of gold and 23 tons of cash in his apartments, has been sentenced to death
Posted by Anen-o-me@reddit | Libertarian | View on Reddit | 46 comments
Corruption and the State, name a more iconic duo.
Pregogets58466@reddit
China at least does something about from time to time
PM_ME_YUR_S3CRETS@reddit
Our politicians are openly corrupt. But its called lobbying instead of bribery.
GangstaVillian420@reddit
Yet they want more government officials, as if more people will bring corruption down
bevelledo@reddit
Believe it or not…. Death
osprofool@reddit
Actually there aren't really many high-ranking government officials who really get the death penalty solely based on economic crimes. For example, the mayor in this post received a suspended death penalty, which is equivalent to life imprisonment. Most of them will go to Qincheng Prison, a prison most known for detaining high ranking officials. They normally enjoy rather lavish living conditions in prison or one could say retirement there.
TheBigMotherFook@reddit
Not many people know this, but China leads the world in state executions. it’s hard to find accurate data cause China doesn’t release it’s numbers, but most of what I’ve seen online says it’s somewhere between 2-5k, with at least 1000 confirmed executions in 2024. The US by comparison had 25 executions in 2024.
J__D__O_@reddit
Lmfao 🤣
Slenthik@reddit
It doesn't seem to stop them.
ernandziri@reddit
It definitely stops the ones who get caught
ColtAzayaka@reddit
It stops the ones who get caught doing it in a way that inconveniences the wrong people.
TheBigMotherFook@reddit
Not many people know this, but China leads the world in state executions. it’s hard to find accurate data cause China doesn’t release it’s numbers, but most of what I’ve seen online says it’s somewhere between 2-5k, with at least 1000 confirmed executions in 2024. The US by comparison had 25 executions in 2024.
locke577@reddit
Thirteen tons of gold
Stacked where the public's faith lived
The court weighed his life.
SpellanBeauchamp@reddit
where is haiku bot?
shupack@reddit
I thought haiku bot was for unintentional
locke577@reddit
I do hope it comes. I even included a Kigo and a Kireji. I'm more than a little proud of it, to be honest.
mandara33@reddit
You should be! That was great
Sekreid@reddit
He wasnt doing communism right
kkdawg22@reddit
Yes, not enough rounding up and exterminating of citizens.
Ranger89P13@reddit
You know that has to be a monumental task of count, even for the Chinese when they just default to weighting it
Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)
Yeah, crazy how he had 12 tons of gold here, just laying around.
I mean 11 tons of gold.
Johnson? Get these 10 tons of gold out of here.
Johnson: Yessir, removing all 9 tons of gold now.
maldofcf@reddit
Oy Vey 2 tons of gold
TwoDogKnight@reddit
Not sure why he was so greedy. If he stopped at 10% if that he had he would have probably never been caught
Swinship@reddit
How is that much gold even valuable to a person in China?. How do you spend it or offload it?. How do you make it a useful resource without tipping off the authority?.
crakked21@reddit
He thought he *is* the authority. Apparently not.
Xeldao@reddit
They killed a dragon
TrueNorth_360@reddit
Daverocker1@reddit
fadednz@reddit
Nice. Now the gold goes to a different corrupt guy
Adventurous_Focus994@reddit
It makes me sick that we have a system that would clearly improve I'll of this, but we don't implement it. We would rather have child sex traffickers running a shadow government.... Derp da derp.
Upbeat-Storage9349@reddit
People just like to try to keep an honest man down
Zylo_001@reddit
Why wouldn't you stop at a certain point? That's just asking for death.
Slenthik@reddit
Basically, the people who are paying you won't let you stop taking their bribes.
The system is in place so that they can get what they want and once it's established, it's very hard to stop it.
CarPatient@reddit
Don’t steal, the government hates competition
Muandi@reddit
You know it's a lot of dough when it's measured in tonnes.
Anen-o-me@reddit (OP)
Ragnar rolling in his fictional grave.
commandercool86@reddit
Silly Mayor, only central banks are permitted that amount of gold
ProsciuttoFresco@reddit
I respect the dedication though…
DannyMeatlegs@reddit
That how you hold crooked politicians accountable for their actions.
JaSper-percabeth@reddit
cash being measured in 'tons' is ridiculous lol
fuggleruxpin@reddit
And in other news...... police chief jiang now boasting a fortune of 4.5 billion attributes his amazing wealth accumulation to being in the right place at the right time. 😋
Seicair@reddit
Is that a basement floor? If not what the hell is supporting it?
aelfwine94@reddit
He was not that smart. Should have hidden it better. Now he will be dead.
zaabb62@reddit
Just a cool 2.3 BILLION USD in gold....nothing to see here.
That_Dirty_Quagmire@reddit
The only problem with executing a corrupt mayor in China is that 15 mins later you feel like doing it again.
riplan1911@reddit
Didn't pay off the right guy.
laxintx@reddit
If they're looking to offload any of that, I'd be willing to take one ton of cash, and one ton of gold.