In December 2023, Ma Shushan, a 75-year-old retired cadre from Qianxi County, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, was arrested for reporting on Li Guifu, secretary of the county party committee, and others. After being disclosed by reporters, it caused an uproar. With the direct intervention of the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Hebei Provincial Party Committee, on April 9, the incident finally ushered in new developments.
Li Guifu was dismissed
Li Guifu was born in 1965 and is 59 years old this year. At this age when he is about to retire, he has finally fallen off the horse.
Li Guifu is deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Tangshan Municipal People's Congress and secretary of the Qianxi County Party Committee. Because of suspected serious violations of discipline and law, he has been subject to disciplinary inspection and supervision investigation by the Hebei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision.
Surprisingly, the 10 specific issues reflected by Ma Shushan were not verified in the investigation. Li Guifu was dismissed because other suspected serious violations of discipline and law were discovered during the investigation. The other 22 responsible persons related to the case have also been dealt with.
Ma Shushan was criticized for education
After the case was exposed by reporters, especially after the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Hebei Provincial Party Committee intervened, many people felt that Li Guifu's fall was a matter of time. But Ma Shushan was also criticized for education, which was unexpected by many people. There are two reasons for this: 1) the content of the report is not verified, and 2) the problem is reported anonymously in violation of organizational procedures.
If the methods and methods are wrong, they can be criticized and educated. However, Ma Lao is upright, regardless of his personal safety, and he is also meritorious in reporting corrupt elements, and he deserves to be commended and rewarded.
Event recap
1. In December 2023, Ma Shushan was criminally detained and arrested for reporting Li Guifu and others.
2. On January 2, 2024, Ma Shushan was prosecuted on suspicion of false accusation and defamation.
3. On January 12, Li Weiao, a reporter from Shandong's "Economic Observer", took the lead in reporting this matter and began to attract everyone's attention.
4. On January 16, the indictment against Ma Shushan was withdrawn.
5. On January 18, the Supreme People's Procuratorate spoke out on the case and specially sent hospital leaders to Hebei Province to guide the handling of the case.
More than three months have passed since the wrongful arrest of the elderly man Ma Shushan on December 20, 2023, and the incident has finally ushered in progress. Without the reporters' report and the Supreme People's Procuratorate's involvement, we don't know what would have happened to the fate of the old man Ma Shushan? What people are concerned about now is what happened to Li Guifu's serious violation of discipline and law, and how the 22 responsible personnel concerned will be dealt with? We will wait and see.