Two corrupt PLA generals may be spared prosecution if they show remorse: Source

About 27,000 party members have voluntarily confessed to violating discipline and laws since the party's 19th congress in 2017, according to the party's anti-corruption body, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. PHOTO: REUTERS
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BEIJING - Two People's Liberation Army (PLA) generals have resigned from Parliament after they were implicated in corruption scandals, but they could be spared prosecution as part of a leniency programme, a source with ties to the military told The Straits Times.

The National People's Congress (NPC) accepted the resignations of Lieutenant-General Rao Kaixun, Major-General Xu Xianghua and four civilian officials last month for "serious disciplinary violations" - a euphemism for corruption - according to the lawmaking body's website.

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