Former China national team coach Li loses appeal of 20-year bribery sentence
- Former China national team coach Li Tie lost his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence for corruption, as announced by a Chinese court.
- Li Tie was found guilty of giving and accepting bribes totaling around 120 million yuan during his coaching tenure from 2015 to 2021.
- The Hubei High People’s Court upheld the original verdict, and Li can appeal to the Supreme People’s Court.
- Li Tie was part of a sports anti-corruption sweep initiated by President Xi Jinping's campaign against corruption.
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The appeal of the former coach of the Chinese national team against the prison sentence imposed for corruption was rejected
The former head coach of the Chinese national football team, Li Te, has had his appeal against the 20-year prison sentence imposed on him for corruption rejected.
Hubei court upholds 20-year sentence of former Chinese national football team head coach Li Tie
The Higher People's Court of Hubei Province ruled on Wednesday to reject the appeal and uphold the original verdict against Li Tie, former head coach of China’s national men’s football team, according to CCTV News.
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