Beijing, Feb 9 (IANS): Five members of a mafia-style gang were executed Monday in China's Hubei Province.

With the approval of the Supreme People's Court, the Xianning Intermediate People's Court executed Liu Han, his brother Liu Wei, Tang Xianbing, Zhang Donghua and Tian Xianwei, Xinhua reported.

The Liu brothers and 34 other defendants were convicted of organising, leading or participating in a gang as well as murder in May 2014.

Liu Han was the chairman of the Hanlong Group, the biggest private enterprise in Sichuan province.

He owned subsidiary companies in electricity, energy, finance, mining, real estate and securities industries.

According to court verdicts after the first trial, the group led by the Liu brothers was identified as a criminal organisation as it had established hierarchy and profited from criminal activities.

China executes five mafia-style gang members

Beijing, Feb 9 (IANS): Five members of a mafia-style gang were executed Monday in China's Hubei Province.

With the approval of the Supreme People's Court, the Xianning Intermediate People's Court executed Liu Han, his brother Liu Wei, Tang Xianbing, Zhang Donghua and Tian Xianwei, Xinhua reported.

The Liu brothers and 34 other defendants were convicted of organising, leading or participating in a gang as well as murder in May 2014.

Liu Han was the chairman of the Hanlong Group, the biggest private enterprise in Sichuan province.

He owned subsidiary companies in electricity, energy, finance, mining, real estate and securities industries.

According to court verdicts after the first trial, the group led by the Liu brothers was identified as a criminal organisation as it had established hierarchy and profited from criminal activities.