Former official executed for 2015 murder

A former senior official in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region was executed on Friday for murder.

Zhao Liping, former vice-chairman of the Inner Mongolia regional committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was convicted of intentional homicide, taking bribes and possession of firearms, according to a statement from the Supreme People's Court.

Taiyuan Intermediate People's Court in Shanxi province sentenced Zhao to death for the homicide on Nov 11, 2016. He was executed on Friday after the death penalty was approved by the Supreme People's Court.