Chinese court rejects appeal against death sentence, jail term

A court in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Monday dismissed appeals by six people convicted in connection with organized crime gangs, upholding a death sentence for the gang leader and a key member. In the second trial, or the final trial on Monday morning, the Chongqing Municipal Higher People's Court upheld the original verdict on Oct. 21. The Chongqing Municipal No. 1 Intermediate ...