The Supreme People's Procuratorate reported on April 23 that a few days ago, Xu Zongxiang, former secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education (department level), was suspected of accepting bribes and using influence to accept bribes.
"Shangguanhui" noticed that Xu Zongxiang was born in July 1953 and is 71 years old this year, he was investigated in December 2023 and had been retired for 6 years when he "fell off the horse".
Xu Zongxiang, data map
The Zhongshan Municipal People's Procuratorate indicted and alleged: During his tenure as assistant to the president and vice president of Sun Yat-sen Medical University, vice president of Sun Yat-sen University, president and secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education, and member of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the defendant Xu Zongxiang took advantage of the convenience of his position and the convenience of his authority and status to provide others with project contracting, canteen contracting, supermarket outsourcing, and other activities through the conduct of other state functionaries in the course of his duties. After his retirement, defendant Xu Zongxiang took advantage of the facilitation created by his former authority and position to seek improper benefits for others in contracting construction projects through the conduct of other state functionaries in his position, and illegally accepted property from others, the amount of which was particularly huge, and he should be investigated for criminal responsibility for the crime of accepting bribes and using influence to accept bribes in accordance with law.
According to the public resume, Xu Zongxiang, male, Han nationality, born in July 1953, from Yangjiang, Guangdong, has an on-the-job postgraduate degree, started working in October 1972, and joined the Communist Party of China in June 1983.
He has successively served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Sun Yat-sen Medical University, a member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Sun Yat-sen University, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Dean of Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education, and Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou University of Physical Education. He retired in March 2017.
On December 28, 2023, according to the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision: Xu Zongxiang, former secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and is subject to disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision.
According to the news of the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision on March 28 this year: A few days ago, with the approval of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision conducted a case review and investigation on the serious violation of discipline and law by Xu Zongxiang, former secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Institute of Physical Education.
After investigation, Xu Zongxiang lost his ideals and beliefs, betrayed his original mission, and deliberately resisted organizational censorship; ignored the spirit of the eight central regulations and accepted banquets in violation of regulations on many occasions; failed to abide by the bottom line of honesty and accepted gifts in violation of regulations; without any bottom line of discipline and law, he took advantage of his position to seek profits for others in the contracting of infrastructure projects, canteen contracting, property leasing, and so on, and illegally accepted huge amounts of property, which he did not stop after retirement.
After a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and a report to the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee for approval, it was decided to expel Xu Zongxiang from the party; cancel his corresponding retirement benefits in accordance with regulations; confiscate his disciplinary and illegal gains; transfer his suspected crimes to the procuratorial organs for examination and prosecution in accordance with the law, and transfer the property involved together.
The website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission has repeatedly published articles pointing out that retirement is not a talisman, and retirement is not a corruption safe. In the past month, several corrupt elements in their 70s have been punished by law.
On April 12 this year, the Supreme People's Procuratorate reported that Tang Shuangning, former secretary of the Party Committee and chairman of China Everbright Group Co., Ltd., was prosecuted.
Tang Shuangning, data map
According to the public resume, Tang Shuangning, male, Manchu, born in October 1954, is 70 years old this year, and is from Beizhen, Liaoning. At the beginning of April 2023, the Sixth Inspection Team of the Central Committee was stationed in Everbright Group to carry out the first round of inspections of the 20th Central Committee. As soon as the inspection team left, in July 2023, Tang Shuangning, who had been at the helm of Everbright Group for 10 years, was dismissed.
In March this year, a 70-year-old central management cadre was also tried in public for accepting bribes and using his influence to accept bribes. According to CCTV news, on March 22 this year, the Intermediate People's Court of Dalian City, Liaoning Province, held a public trial of the first instance of the case of He Zehua, former member of the party group and deputy director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, for accepting bribes and using influence to accept bribes.
He Zehua, data map
He Zehua, who retired on January 6 last year, was born in 1954 and is also 70 years old this year. A native of Huaiyin, Jiangsu. He Zehua is the "tiger" accused of accepting the largest amount of bribes this year. The Dalian Municipal People's Procuratorate alleges that from 1998 to 2023, He Zehua illegally accepted property from others totaling more than 943 million yuan, and from 2014 to 2016, He Zehua illegally accepted property from others totaling more than 1.47 million yuan after leaving office. The court will announce its verdict in the case at a later date. (Shangguanhe)