67-year-old "Tobacco Tiger" arrested! , dismissed from the State Council five years later
According to People's Daily client news on May 7, Ling Chengxing, a former member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, former Secretary and Director of the Party Leadership Group of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, and former General Manager of China Tobacco Corporation, was suspected of accepting bribes and abusing his power by state-owned company personnel. The investigation by the National Supervisory Commission was concluded and the case was transferred to the procuratorate for review and prosecution. A few days ago, the Supreme People's Procuratorate made a decision to arrest Ling Chengxing on suspicion of bribery and abuse of power by state-owned company personnel in accordance with the law. The case is under further processing.
The public resume shows that Ling Chengxing, male, was born in October 1957, and was born in Shanggao, Jiangxi. Joined the Party in January 1977 and started working in December 1980. He is an on-the-job graduate student majoring in economics and management at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Ling Chengxing has worked in Jiangxi for a long time, and has served as mayor of Fengcheng City, deputy director of the Jiangxi Provincial Economic Commission, director of the Jiangxi Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, and assistant to the governor of Jiangxi Province. In 2001, he was appointed deputy governor of Jiangxi Province, and in 2006, he was appointed governor of Jiangxi Province. Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Committee and Executive Vice Governor. Later, in 2013, he was transferred to be a member of the Party Leadership Group of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, and Director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration.
In July 2018, the State Council removed Ling Chengxing from his position as director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration.
On October 23, 2023, Ling Chengxing was investigated and expelled from the party on April 22 this year. Relevant reports pointed out that Ling Chengxing had lost his ideals and beliefs, deviated from the principles of party spirit, and resisted organizational review; he ignored the spirit of the eight central regulations, accepted banquets in violation of regulations, and accepted life service guarantees provided by others; he failed to report personal matters in accordance with regulations, and provided services for relatives during their employment and enrollment, etc. Seeking interests for others in the selection and appointment of cadres; accepting gifts in violation of regulations and seeking special treatment for relatives in transportation and medical care; not paying attention to the construction of family tradition and neglecting the discipline and education of family members; Power has been transformed into a tool for personal gain, relying on cigarettes and cigarettes, collecting money, taking advantage of the position to benefit others in business operations, employee recruitment, job promotion, etc., and illegally accepting huge amounts of property; practicing favoritism and abusing power, causing the state to The interests suffered particularly heavy losses.
After study by the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and approval by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, it was decided to expel Ling Chengxing from the Party; cancel his benefits in accordance with regulations; confiscate his illegal income; and transfer his suspected criminal issues to the procuratorate for review and prosecution in accordance with the law. and transferred.
It is worth mentioning that on October 20, 2023, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that the Eighth Central Inspection Team had held a mobilization meeting to inspect the work of the party group of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration. Yang Xin, leader of the Eighth Inspection Team of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, pointed out that we must keep a close eye on power and responsibility, keep a close eye on the "top leaders" and the leadership team, keep a close eye on outstanding issues that the masses have strongly reported, keep a close eye on inspection rectification and application of results, and strive to find and correct those inspected Political deviations and outstanding problems in the performance of party organizations' duties shall be fully utilized as a sword of political inspection.
Ling Chengxing was dismissed on the third day after the news was released.
