周四，中国军事法院对前国防部长魏凤和与李尚福作出判决，两人因受贿罪被判处死刑，缓期两年执行。两人此前均为中央军事委员会委员。
法院认定魏凤和犯受贿罪，李尚福犯受贿、行贿罪。两人均被剥夺政治权利终身，并处没收个人全部财产。在死刑缓期执行期满后，其刑罚将减为无期徒刑，且终身监禁，不得减刑、假释。
魏凤和于2018年至2023年担任国防部长，而李尚福则于2023年3月至10月短暂担任该职。针对两人的调查始于2023年，随后他们于2024年6月被开除党籍并取消军衔。
据新华社和《南华早报》报道，这些判决是自2012年中国开展反腐败运动以来，对高级军事将领作出的最严厉惩处。
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