China's Former Security Chief Zhou Yongkang Sentenced to Life in Prison

Zhou Yongkang, a former security chief in china has been Sentenced to Life in Prison. The chief was found guilty of bribery, abuse of power and "intentionally disclosing national secrets", China's official Xinhua news agency reports.
Until his retirement in 2012, Zhou was one of China's most powerful men.
He was put under investigation one year later as part of President Xi Jinping's major anti-corruption campaign.

The dour and once-feared Zhou expressed remorse on state television in an appearance in which he looked much older and haggard, with undyed grey hair rather than the dyed-black hair he had when he was last seen publicly in late 2013.
"I accept the court verdict, and I will not appeal," Zhou told the court, with his head lowered and body slightly bowed.

The 72 year old was spared the death penalty in a decision seen as a show of leniency toward the former Politburo Standing Committee member, the highest-level politician to face court in China in more than three decades.