Achievements of a corruption case specifically mentioned by the Supreme Court, involving 4 billion yuan. And in | corruption
On July 13th, according to CCTV News, the Supreme People's Court announced a series of work achievements for the first half of the year. From a data perspective, in the first half of this year, courts nationwide concluded 545000 first instance criminal cases, a year-on-year increase of 10.9%. When listing the achievements in punishing corruption crimes, the relevant departments specifically mentioned a case involving a huge amount of money, which is the case of Xu Guojun, a "Hundred Red Cross Personnel".
According to the report, "Courts across the country have punished corruption crimes in accordance with the law. In the first half of this year, cases of former central management officials such as Li Wenxi and Liu Yanping who committed crimes by taking advantage of their positions were concluded in accordance with the law. In cooperation with relevant departments, more than 1 billion yuan in stolen goods were recovered and recovered. They actively participated in the pursuit and recovery of stolen goods, and the case of Xu Guojun, a" Hundred Red Communication Personnel "involved in a case of 4 billion yuan, was tried in accordance with the law to promote cross-border corruption governance."
The case mentioned by the Supreme People's Court was first heard in the Intermediate People's Court of Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province on May 17 this year. At this time, it has been 22 years since Xu Guojun fled to the United States. Before fleeing, he served as the president of the Kaiping Branch of Bank of China, during which he was suspected of embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds.
According to the People's Procuratorate of Jiangmen City, from 1993 to 2000, the defendant Xu Guojun took advantage of his position as the Director, Vice President, and President of the Kaiping Branch of the Bank of China, and colluded with Xu Chaofan, Yu Zhendong, and others to embezzle public funds of over 62.2173 million US dollars, over 363 million Hong Kong dollars, and over 1.461 million German marks, and misappropriated public funds of over 355 million Chinese yuan, 20 million Hong Kong dollars, and 126 million US dollars by handling false loans to embezzle bank funds, occupying normal repayment funds of the company, or directly transferring funds.
During the trial, the procuratorial organs presented relevant evidence, and the defendant Xu Guojun and his defense counsel conducted cross examination. Both the prosecution and defense fully expressed their opinions, and Xu Guojun made a final statement, admitting and repenting in court.
As one of the "Hundred Red Cross Personnel", Xu Guojun, who had fled for a long time, was forcibly repatriated at the end of 2021. At that time, he had two accomplices, namely Xu Chaofan and Yu Zhendong, the two former and former presidents of Kaiping Branch. After the 2001 incident, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security requested the International Criminal Police Organization to issue a red wanted notice. Under the effective Criminal Justice Assistance Agreement between China and the United States, law enforcement agencies of the two countries cooperated. In 2004, Yu Zhendong was tried in the United States on charges of illegal money laundering and illegal immigration, and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. In 2009, Xu Chaofan and Xu Guojun were respectively sentenced to 25 and 22 years in prison in the United States on charges of money laundering and conspiracy to transfer stolen funds. Their wives were also sentenced to 8 years in prison.
In 2004, Yu Zhendong did not appeal after being sentenced in the United States, and voluntarily returned to his country, becoming the first suspect directly returned to China from the United States. In July 2018, Xu Chaofan, who had fled to the United States for 17 years, was forcibly deported back to his country. In addition to the arrest of the three main criminals, Chinese law enforcement agencies have successfully recovered over 2 billion yuan in stolen funds from both domestic and international sources through law enforcement cooperation and international civil litigation, maximizing economic losses. This is considered a successful case of China's use of legal thinking in international anti-corruption cooperation.
In November 2021, after Xu Guojun was deported back to his country, the head of the Central Chasing and Escaping Office pointed out that Xu Guojun's involvement in the case was particularly huge, he was afraid of crime and fled, and he stubbornly resisted in a corner, which had a very negative impact. His arrest marked a significant achievement in the pursuit and recovery work of the Kaiping branch case after 20 years, and also fully proved that no matter where and how long corrupt elements fled, they could not escape legal sanctions.
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