Involved in accepting bribes of more than 150 million yuan and engaging in power and money transactions, this deputy minister was sentenced to 15 years

(Data Chart: Zhang Yue)

There are no forbidden areas against corruption. On the afternoon of July 12, the announcement of the verdict in the bribery case of Zhang Yue, former member of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial CPC Committee and former secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, was disclosed by the media. According to the report, Zhang Yue was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment and fined 5 million yuan for accepting bribes; the property and fruits obtained by Zhang Yue for accepting bribes were recovered and handed over to the state treasury.

Speaking of Zhang Yue, Hebei can be said to be known to everyone. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the Hebei Provincial Party Committee and the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, and was once known as the "King of Political Science and Law" in Hebei. However, Zhang Yue, who was highly powerful, did not keep the bottom line and slid into the abyss of crime step by step. On April 16, 2016, Zhang Yue was suspected of serious disciplinary violations and was dismissed. On July 28 of the same year, Zhang Yue was double-opened. To this day, Zhang Yue's case was pronounced.

If greed is indulged, there is no bottom line. Previous reports by the Discipline Inspection Commission showed that Zhang Yue used the convenience of his position to seek benefits for others and accept money and goods. Now, judging from the court's judgment, Zhang Yue used the convenience of his position to seek benefits for relevant units and individuals in matters such as land development, project contracting, case handling, and job promotion, and accepted property from others directly or through specific related persons totaling more than RMB156.9 million.

Greed and lust are "inseparable", and zhang Yue is of course also a "difficult brother". The circular issued by the Discipline Inspection Commission shows that Zhang Yue not only violated honesty and discipline, accepted banquets in violation of the law, ate and drank heavily at public expense, played golf in violation of the law, accepted gifts and gifts, and also engaged in trading power and money.

Without the bottom line, many things are also shocking. Judging from experience, Zhang Yue once served as director of the Twenty-sixth Bureau (Anti-Cult Bureau) of the Ministry of Public Security, but ironically, in the circular of the Central Discipline Inspection Commission, he wrote a "long-term superstitious activity," which really made people sigh. Not only that, Zhang Yue's briefing also contained the expression "leaving his post without authorization during the execution of major tasks", which is particularly unusual.

"The mountain is self-respecting, not losing its majesty; the sea is self-respecting, not losing its majesty; man's self-respect, not losing his dignity." From an ordinary police officer to a vice-ministerial leadership post step by step, Zhang Yue should have made good use of the power entrusted by the people and kept the bottom line of principle. But in the face of reality, Zhang Yue fell and became a prisoner of the order, leaving behind a name for eternity. This has also once again given leading cadres a wake-up call, that is, since they hold the power entrusted by the people, they must be able to keep the bottom line, resist temptations, abide by discipline and rules, and be honest and upright.