Bribery of over 97.65 million yuan! Sun Guoxiang, former deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial People's Congress, was convicted of lifelong bribery | Sun Guoxiang | deputy director
On July 18, 2023, the Intermediate People's Court of Langfang City, Hebei Province publicly announced the first instance verdict on the bribery case of Sun Guoxiang, former deputy secretary and deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial People's Congress. The defendant Sun Guoxiang was sentenced to life imprisonment, deprived of political rights for life, and had all personal property confiscated on charges of bribery; The property and profits obtained from Sun Guoxiang's bribery shall be recovered in accordance with the law and turned over to the national treasury.
After trial, it was found that from 2008 to 2018, the defendant Sun Guoxiang took advantage of his position as Acting Mayor and Mayor of Panjin City, Liaoning Province, and Secretary of the Panjin Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, as well as his own power and position to provide assistance to relevant companies in obtaining bank loans, special funds, and other matters. He illegally received more than RMB 97.65 million from others.
The Intermediate People's Court of Langfang City believes that the defendant Sun Guoxiang's behavior constitutes the crime of bribery, with a particularly large amount and causing significant losses to the interests of the country and the people, and should be punished in accordance with the law. Considering that Sun Guoxiang truthfully confessed his crimes after arriving at the case, showed significant meritorious service, confessed and repented, actively returned the stolen goods, and fully recovered all the bribery and stolen funds, there is a statutory and discretionary lenient punishment circumstance, which can be mitigated according to law. The court then made the above judgment.