Liu Yu, former deputy mayor of Weifang City, has been arrested and has been in long-term contact with "political fraudsters"
On September 5th, a reporter from Justice Network learned from the Supreme People's Procuratorate that Liu Yu, a former member of the Party Group and Deputy Mayor of Weifang City Government in Shandong Province, was suspected of bribery and abuse of power. The investigation was concluded by the Shandong Provincial Supervision Commission and transferred to the procuratorial organs for review and prosecution. Recently, the People's Procuratorate of Shandong Province made an arrest decision against Liu Yu on suspicion of bribery and abuse of power in accordance with the law. The case is being further processed.
After serving as the Deputy Mayor of Weifang City for one year, he voluntarily submitted his case
According to the public resume, Liu Yu was appointed as Vice Mayor of Weifang City and other positions in April 2022.
On May 22, 2023, according to the website of the Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, Liu Yu, a member of the Party Group and Deputy Mayor of Weifang City, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and voluntarily surrendered. He is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision.
The Justice Network reporter noticed that Liu Yu voluntarily surrendered, just over a year after he served as a member of the Weifang Municipal Government Party Group and Deputy Mayor.
Enthusiastic in superstitious activities, obsessed with officialdom
Long term interaction with "political fraudsters"
On August 8th, the website of the Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision released a notice stating that Liu Yu, a former member of the Party Group and Deputy Mayor of Weifang City Government, had been "banned" for serious violations of discipline and law.
The "Shuangkai" report stated that Liu Yu had lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original mission, did not believe in Marxism Leninism, believed in ghosts and gods, was enthusiastic about superstitious activities, became obsessed with officials, had long-term interactions with "political fraudsters", and attempted to make friends with "big leaders", "set up antennas", and "take shortcuts", causing a negative impact; Ignoring the spirit of the central eight point regulations and illegally accepting gifts and consumption cards; Violating organizational principles and seeking benefits for others in the selection and appointment of cadres; Violating integrity discipline by borrowing money from management service recipients; Violation of work discipline and incorrect performance of responsibilities during project construction; Lack of awareness of discipline and law, taking advantage of their position to provide assistance to others in engineering contracting, enterprise management, etc., illegally accepting huge amounts of property; Abuse of power and reckless behavior, resulting in significant losses to national property.
Liu Yu seriously violated the political discipline and rules, organizational discipline, integrity discipline, and work discipline of the Party, constituting serious violations of his duties and suspected of bribery and abuse of power crimes. He did not restrain himself after the 18th National Congress of the Party and did not stop, with a serious nature and a bad impact, and should be dealt with seriously. In accordance with the Regulations of the CPC on Disciplinary Punishment, the Supervision Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Punishments of Public Officials and other relevant provisions, after discussion at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and reported to the Provincial Party Committee for approval, Liu Yu was decided to be expelled from the Party; He/she shall be dismissed from public office by the Provincial Supervision Commission; Terminate his representative qualification for the 13th Weifang City Party Congress; Confiscate their illegal gains from disciplinary violations; Transfer the suspected criminal issues to the procuratorial organs for legal review and prosecution, and transfer the involved property together.
