On January 27, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission quoted the Zhejiang Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission supervision commission as saying: A few days ago, with the approval of the Zhejiang Provincial Cpc Committee, the Zhejiang Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission Supervision Commission conducted a disciplinary review and supervision and investigation of Chen Ying, former member of the party committee and vice president of Zhejiang University of Technology, for serious violations of discipline and law. After investigation, Chen Ying was officially "double-opened".
After investigation, Chen Ying lost his ideals and convictions, betrayed his original mission, transferred hidden evidence, and resisted organizational review; violated the spirit of the eight provisions of the central authorities, disregarded repeated orders and five appeals, accepted golf club membership cards and high-end golf clubs sent by others, and had others pay for playing; did not report personal matters in accordance with regulations, illegally sought benefits for others and accepted property in the recruitment of staff and workers; by virtue of his status as a leading cadre, he raised the banner as a tiger skin, and repeatedly accepted property that clearly exceeded normal courtesies and gifts. Engaging in profit-making activities in violation of the law to obtain large profits; life is corrupt and degenerate, with no moral bottom line; lust for profit, greed, taking advantage of the convenience of their positions, seeking benefits for others in matters such as project acquisition, hotel star rating, and company operation, and illegally accepting huge amounts of money.
Chen Ying's career trajectory is quite special. On the way to promotion, he first entered the official arena from the ivory tower, then from the government department to the state-owned enterprise, and finally returned to the university. In the early years, he worked in Zhejiang Normal University, serving as the deputy director of the Department of Music of Zhejiang Normal University, and later entered the tourism system, successively serving as the director of the management committee of Jinhua Shuanglong Scenic Area, the director of the Municipal Tourism Bureau, the secretary of the Party Committee, the deputy secretary of the Wucheng District Committee of Jinhua City, and the party committee member, deputy general manager and director of Zhejiang Tourism Group Co., Ltd. After leaving Zhejiang Tourism Group, he was transferred to Sinochem Blue Sky Group Co., Ltd. as deputy secretary of the party committee, secretary of the discipline inspection committee and director. The last stop of Chen Ying's career was Zhejiang University of Technology, where he was vice president.
Judging from the disciplinary inspection and supervision department's punishment circular against Chen Ying, Chen Ying has sought benefits for others in matters such as project acquisition, hotel star rating, and company operation, and illegally accepted huge amounts of money and property, which is obviously not only related to the position he held in colleges and universities before his downfall. Whenever an official falls, what he or she has done throughout his career is bound to be thoroughly and thoroughly investigated.
It is worth noting that golf has played an important role in the corruption and degeneration of the old eagle. As the circular writes, Chen Ying once accepted golf club membership cards and high-end golf clubs from others, and others paid for the cost of playing.
In essence, golf is just a sport, a hobby, not necessarily related to corruption. However, due to the high "threshold" for golf to enter, the purchase of equipment and the booking of courses are huge, and there are many people who, out of vanity, regard playing golf as a "generous" and "face-saving" thing. Once public officials develop this kind of love of vanity and pursuit of "high consumption", it is likely that those who have the intention of "hunting" them will find a breakthrough and break through their psychological defenses.
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Previously, the problems of many fallen cadres were related to golf. When Si Xianmin, who had served as deputy secretary of the party group and general manager of China Southern Airlines Group Corporation, stepped off his horse on November 4, 2015, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that he was "playing golf with public funds." What is worse is that Si Xianmin not only used public funds to satisfy personal hobbies in violation of the law, but also caused a negative impact on the entire China Southern Airlines Group, and for a time, it became common for the group's senior management to use public funds to play golf. With the investigation of Si Xianmin, the corruption "nest case" of China Southern Airlines Group was also exposed, and eventually more than 20 people were seriously dealt with. On April 28, 2017, Si Xianmin, who accepted bribes of nearly 8 million yuan, was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison and fined 1 million yuan by the Intermediate People's Court of Shenzhen Municipality, Guangdong Province.
The "Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China" stipulate that accepting fitness, entertainment and other activity arrangements that may affect the fair performance of official duties, or obtaining, holding, or actually using sports and fitness cards, club and club membership cards, golf cards, and other consumption cards in violation of relevant regulations, is a violation of discipline. Some discipline-breaking officials who are keen to play golf ostensibly like the sport, but in fact enjoy the feeling that someone pays for them. Only by eradicating the corruption of the "golf course" can we ensure the healthy development of golf.
Source: Website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and State Supervision Commission, CCTV News
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