How complex is Li Tie's case?, One person is suspected of five counts of bribery | Staff | Case
Nine months after being investigated, former head coach of the Chinese men's football team, Li Tie, once again appeared in the public eye on suspicion of bribery, bribery, unit bribery, bribery of non-state employees, and bribery of non-state employees. He has recently been prosecuted by the Hubei procuratorial organs.
Previously, football industry insiders revealed that Li Tie has a strong appetite and many means to accumulate wealth. Today's notice from the procuratorial organs revealed the other side of the problem. He is suspected of five charges, including both "receiving money" and "sending money".
One person is suspected of five crimes, which reflects the complexity of the case and also confuses many people, making it difficult to distinguish the differences between them. Professor Peng Xinlin from the Law School of Beijing Normal University told the Governor of Chang'an Street that the above five charges, from the perspective of the types of legal interests infringed upon, some belong to the crime of corruption and bribery that infringes on the integrity of state officials, such as bribery, bribery, and unit bribery; Some belong to commercial bribery crimes that disrupt the order of company and enterprise management, such as the crime of bribery of non-state employees and the crime of bribery of non-state employees.
From the perspective of the criminal subject, some belong to corruption crimes committed by natural persons, such as bribery, bribery, and bribery of non-state personnel; Some belong to corruption crimes committed by unit entities, such as unit bribery crimes; Some can be committed by natural persons or by units, such as the crime of bribery against non-state workers.
Specifically, the crime of bribery refers to the act of state officials taking advantage of their position to extort property from others, or illegally accepting property from others, in order to seek benefits for them;
The crime of accepting bribes by non-state employees refers to the behavior of employees of companies, enterprises, or other units who, taking advantage of their positions, extort or illegally accept the property of others for the benefit of others, with a relatively large amount of money involved;
The crime of bribery refers to the act of the perpetrator giving property to state officials in order to seek undue benefits;
The crime of unit bribery refers to the serious act of companies, enterprises, public institutions, organs, and organizations bribing for the purpose of seeking illegitimate benefits, or violating national regulations by giving kickbacks or handling fees to state officials;
The crime of bribery against non-state employees refers to the act of giving large amounts of property to employees of companies, enterprises, or other units for the purpose of seeking undue benefits.
Peng Xinlin analyzed that among the two charges of "accepting money" suspected by Li Tie, the crime of bribery can only be constituted by state officials, and should be related to his use of his position as assistant coach or head coach of the Chinese national men's football team; As for the crime of bribery committed by non-state employees, it should be related to their use of their positions as coaches or managers of relevant companies, enterprises, or football clubs.
The numerous charges involved indirectly confirm the wide scope of the Li Tie case. In his career, Li Tie has played various roles such as an athlete, coach, and club executive, and actively expanded his business territory. He has endorsed multiple products and had 9 affiliated companies under his name before the incident. After his investigation, a new round of anti-corruption storm began in Chinese football, with more than 10 people falling out one after another. Among them, Du Zhaocai, former deputy director of the General Administration of Sport of China, former party secretary of the Chinese Football Association, and former chairman of the Chinese Football Association, Chen Xuyuan, were all his direct superiors when he served as the head coach of the Chinese Football Association. I believe that as the investigation deepens, the dark curtain related to it will eventually be exposed to the sunlight.
