A Chinese Muslim official has been sentenced to life in prison for receiving 79.1 million yuan (£8.7 million) in bribes while working in senior governmental positions, including the head of Xinjiang Province and National Energy Administration. Nur Bekri, 58, gained the illegal financial perks over 20 years between 1998 and 2018, according to the country's Supreme People's Court which announced the ruling today. Bekri, once one of the highest-ranking ethnic ...