Lü Debin
Lü Debin | |
|---|---|
| 吕德彬 | |
| Vice Governor of the People's Government of Henan Province | |
| In office 2002–2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 |
| Died | 2005 |
| Political party | China Democratic League |
Lü Debin (Chinese: 吕德彬; May 1953 – 18 October 2005) was a Chinese politician and academic, who served as vice governor of Henan Province. In 2005, he was executed for murdering his wife.[1] State-controlled media in China reported his wife had threatened to expose him for corruption if he divorced her.[2] At the time, it was reported that Lü was the highest-ranking official charged with homicide since the establishment of the People's Republic of China.[3]
Born to a poor family in Yinu Village, Dama Township, Yanling County, Henan Province, Lü became a village cadre as a teenager and was admitted to the Henan Agricultural College (now Henan Agricultural University) as a Worker-Peasant-Soldier student. He later attended Kansas State University, where he received master's and doctoral degrees.
Debin was executed by lethal injection on October 18, 2005.[4]
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References
- ^ "河南原副省长吕德彬买凶杀妻一审被判死刑". Sina Corporation (in Chinese). October 3, 2005.
- ^ Griffiths, Daniel (15 July 2005). "Chinese official 'hired hitmen'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025.
- ^ "吕德彬一审死刑". Sina Corporation (in Chinese). October 4, 2005.
- ^ "河南农妇一步登天，从保姆变成副省长夫人，五年后却被杀害碎尸". Sohu (in Chinese). 12 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025.