There has been corruption in the workplace, and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has been cracking down on "tigers" for two consecutive weekends! Director of an official who fell from power last week | Chen Jixing | Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection is fighting "tiger" again over the weekend! On Saturday, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) laid the 28th "tiger" of the year - Tang Shuangning, former Party Secretary and Chairman of China Everbright Group Co., Ltd., is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission.
This is the second consecutive weekend when the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has been cracking down.
Last week, another "tiger" was put on trial and multiple officials were investigated.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has been cracking down on tigers for two consecutive weekends
According to the public resume, Tang Shuangning, male, Manchu, born in October 1954 in Beizhen, Liaoning, is a member of the Communist Party of China. He started working in December 1971 and graduated from the Investment Economics Department of Northeast University of Finance and Economics with a Master's degree in Economics. He is a senior economist. Tang Shuangning, who has been working in the financial system for a long time, has served as a member of the Party Group of the Liaoning Branch of the People's Bank of China, the President and Party Secretary of the Shenyang Branch, and the Director of the Shenyang Branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange; Director of the Credit Management Department of the People's Bank of China; Director of the Currency and Gold and Silver Bureau of the People's Bank of China; Director of the First Supervision Department of the People's Bank of China; Vice Chairman, Party Committee Member, and Director of the Banking Supervision Department of the China Banking Regulatory Commission. From June 2007 to December 2014, served as the Chairman and Party Secretary of China Everbright Corporation; From December 2014 to December 2017, he served as the Chairman and Party Secretary of China Everbright Group Co., Ltd.
This year, two consecutive terms of former Party Secretary and Chairman of China Everbright Group Corporation have been dismissed. On April 5th, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Li Xiaopeng, former Party Secretary and Chairman of China Everbright Group Co., Ltd., is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is under disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission.
According to the public resume, Li Xiaopeng, male, born in May 1959, graduated from Wuhan University with a Ph.D. in Finance and obtained a Ph.D. in Economics as a Senior Economist. Li Xiaopeng, who has been working at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China for a long time, has served as a member of the Party Committee and Vice President of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of China Investment Co., Ltd., and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Vice Chairman, and General Manager of China Merchants Group Co., Ltd. In December 2017, Li Xiaopeng succeeded Tang Shuangning as the Party Secretary and Chairman of China Everbright Group Co., Ltd; Retire at the age of 2022.
Shangguanhe noticed that China Everbright Group Co., Ltd. has just undergone a central inspection team's "look back". According to the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, according to the unified deployment of the Party Central Committee on inspection work, on April 8th of this year, 15 inspection teams from the first round of inspections of the 20th Central Committee completed their inspection and entry work. The first round of inspections by the 20th Central Committee carried out routine inspections, "look back" inspections, and mobile inspections on 30 state-owned enterprises, 5 financial units, and the General Administration of Sport of China. The deadline for routine inspections and "looking back" acceptance of petitions is June 20th, while the deadline for mobile inspections acceptance of petitions is May 31st. Among them, the Sixth Central Inspection Group is responsible for conducting inspections of the Party Committee of China Everbright Group Co., Ltd.
Shangguanhe noticed that the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has been fighting "tiger" for two consecutive weekends - on July 9th, Chen Jixing, former member of the Party group and deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, was taken down. According to the public resume, Chen Jixing, male, Han ethnicity, born in August 1954 in Zengcheng, Guangdong, retired in January 2018. He holds a bachelor's degree and is a member of the Communist Party of China. He started working in September 1977. Chen Jixing, who has been serving in Guangdong for a long time, has served as the Director of the Finance Department of Guangdong Province, Secretary of the Jiangmen Municipal Party Committee, Deputy Director of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress, and a member of the Party Group.
Among the "tigers" on trial this year, he received the highest amount of bribes
Last week, another "tiger" was put on trial.
Last Thursday, the Intermediate People's Court of Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, publicly held a first instance trial to hear the case of Cai Esheng, former member of the Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, who took bribes, used his influence to take bribes, and abused his power. Cai Esheng is accused of accepting bribes exceeding 500 million yuan.
According to the public resume, Cai Esheng, male, born in Hubei in 1951, fell from grace on July 30, 2021. Cai Esheng has worked at the People's Bank of China for nearly 30 years, serving as the Director of the Financial Management Department, the Director of the Banking Department, the Director of the Second Department of Banking Supervision, the Assistant to the President, and a member of the Party Committee. From May 2001 to December 2005, Cai Esheng served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of State owned Key Financial Institutions; From December 2005 to retirement, he served as the former Vice Chairman and Party Committee Member of the China Banking Regulatory Commission.
On January 24th last year, Cai Esheng was expelled from the party. Cai Esheng has been accused of losing his ideals and beliefs, abandoning his original aspiration and mission, undergoing a complete political transformation, being disloyal and dishonest to the Party, engaging in double dealing, abusing financial regulatory power, seriously disrupting the order of the financial market, seriously polluting the political ecology of the financial sector, and resisting organizational scrutiny; Ignoring the spirit of the central eight point regulations, extravagant and corrupt, illegally accepting gifts and cash, accepting activities such as banquets, tourism, and golf that may affect the fair execution of official duties, and repeatedly violating personal clubs; Lack of organizational awareness and failure to report personal matters in accordance with regulations; Being unscrupulous and shameless, engaging in power and money transactions; Improper performance of duties, illegal intervention and interference in administrative licensing matters; Being lawless, "retreating without stopping", committing crimes against the wind, using the convenience and influence of one's position to seek benefits for others in financing loans, project contracting, job promotion, and illegally accepting huge amounts of property.
The People's Procuratorate of Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, accuses that from 2006 to 2021, Cai Esheng used the convenience of serving as a former member and vice chairman of the Party Committee of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, as well as the convenience conditions formed by his power or position, to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in financing loans, business contracting, job promotion and other matters, directly or through others illegally accepting property, totaling more than 409 million yuan. From 2018 to 2021, Cai Esheng took advantage of his former position as a member or vice chairman of the Party Committee of the China Banking Regulatory Commission to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in matters such as equity transfer, financing loans, and work adjustments through the actions of other state officials. He directly or illegally received property through others, totaling more than 110 million yuan. From 2010 to 2013, during his tenure as a former member and vice chairman of the Party Committee of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, Cai Esheng violated laws, regulations, and relevant provisions by engaging in favoritism and abuse of power in the process of fulfilling his regulatory duties, resulting in significant losses to public property, national and people's interests, and the circumstances were particularly serious. The procuratorial organs have requested that Cai Esheng be held criminally responsible for the crimes of bribery, bribery through the use of influence, and abuse of power.
In the work report of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection released in February last year, Cai Esheng was publicly named. When reviewing the work in 2021, the work report pointed out that in the past year, we have comprehensively promoted the punishment of financial corruption and the prevention and control of financial risks, and rigorously investigated the "insiders" who used financial regulatory approval power and financial resources to engage in corruption, such as Cai Esheng, He Xingxiang, and Song Liang.
Shangguanhe noticed that as of now, Cai Esheng is the "tiger" with the highest amount of bribery among the "tigers" on trial this year.
This year, there is also a "tiger" who received bribes exceeding 500 million yuan. On January 6th, the Intermediate People's Court of Tai'an City, Shandong Province publicly announced the verdict on the bribery case of Li Wenxi, former member and vice chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Political Consultative Conference. The defendant Li Wenxi was sentenced to death on charges of bribery, with a two-year reprieve, deprivation of political rights for life, and confiscation of all personal property. After the two-year reprieve of his death sentence was lawfully reduced to life imprisonment, he was sentenced to life imprisonment without commutation or parole. Li Wenxi's bribery amount exceeded 540 million yuan.
On the same day, four disciplinary commission insiders announced their downfall
According to the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, multiple officials were also investigated last week.
Last Monday, four "insiders" of the Discipline Inspection Commission announced their downfall on the same day: Liu Yongwu, former Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the State Energy Group Shendong Coal Group Co., Ltd., Lu Zuoquan, former leader of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee Inspection Group, Chen Haiming, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission and Supervision Commissioner of the Western Mining Group Co., Ltd., and Sun Guanghui, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Navigation University, who had previously served as a member of the Shantou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Municipal Discipline Inspection Commission, were investigated.
In addition to the "insider" of the Discipline Inspection Commission, the officials who were investigated that day were also Yue Yuesheng, former deputy director of the Yunnan Provincial People's Congress Budget Working Committee, and Li Benjian, former department level cadre of the Jiangxi Tobacco Monopoly Bureau.
Last Tuesday, Lu Bing, former Party Secretary and Director of the Water Resources Department of Heilongjiang Province, Zhang Hong, former Director of the Science and Technology Department of the National Tobacco Monopoly Administration, and Wen Chunfang, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Yueyang Economic and Technological Development Zone in Hunan Province, were investigated.
Last Wednesday, Wang Gui, former member of the Party group, deputy director, and first level inspector of the Guizhou Provincial Department of Finance, and Shan Rongguang, former Party Secretary and General Manager of the Hainan Branch of the People's Property Insurance Co., Ltd. of China, were investigated.
The officials investigated last week also included Lai Tiansheng, former director of the Guangdong Provincial Economic and Information Commission, Zhao Ming, second level police commissioner of the Shenyang Public Security Bureau, Bi Lifu, former deputy chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region People's Congress, Shang Chaoyang, former mayor of Xinyang City, Henan Province, Han Jiazheng, member of the Party group and deputy mayor of Yangquan City People's Government in Shanxi Province, and Lai Huaping, member of the Standing Committee and Deputy Mayor of Fuxin City, Liaoning Province.
Shangguanhe noticed that Bi Lifu had previously served as the Mayor of Wuhai City, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Department of Justice. Shangguanhe has noticed that in recent years, multiple city party secretaries and mayors in Wuhai have been investigated, and three directors of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Department of Justice have also been investigated. On February 28, 2020, according to the recommendation of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Inner Mongolia conducted a special inspection in the field of coal resources, focusing on key people, key issues, and key issues for a period of 20 years. At that time, Wuhai and other areas became heavily affected by coal related corruption in Inner Mongolia, and multiple officials were investigated.