Make offensive and defensive alliances, engage in money transactions... Zhang Yang, who voluntarily surrendered, was "double-opened"

Today (November 1), the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection released the news: Zhang Yang, former deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, has been expelled from the party and dismissed from public office.

Zhang Yang is a "post-75" cadre, and nearly 7 months ago, the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported that Zhang Yang voluntarily surrendered to the case and was subject to examination and investigation. The conclusions of the investigation released today show that "Zhang Yang colluded with others to form offensive and defensive alliances to resist organizational censorship" and "engaged in money and color transactions."

Public information shows that in the 11 months from mid-November 2020 to mid-October 2021, a total of 226 public officials in Beijing voluntarily surrendered.

When he voluntarily surrendered, he was only promoted to deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission for more than a year

On April 7 this year, the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision released the news: Zhang Yang, member of the Education Work Committee of the Beijing Municipal CPC Committee and deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, has voluntarily surrendered, and is currently under disciplinary review and supervision and investigation.

Born in July 1976, Zhang Yang was only promoted to deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission for more than a year when he voluntarily surrendered.

Yang Zhang is a postdoctoral fellow who studied management science and engineering at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and received a doctorate degree in management, and did postdoctoral research in applied economics at the Institute of Finance of the Chinese Bank.

According to the public resume, Zhang Yang joined the work in July 1999, briefly served as a teacher at Beijing No. 12 Middle School, and then successively served in the Fengtai District Education Commission, the Fengtai District Government Office and other units, and served as the deputy director of the Fengtai District Government Office, the director of the Fengtai District Xincun Street Office, etc. Since September 2013, he has successively served as a member of the Party Group and Director of the Office of the Fengtai District Government, deputy secretary of the Education Working Committee of the Fengtai District Committee, and director of the Fengtai District Education Committee.

Since January 2020, Zhang Yang has served as a member of the Education Work Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee and the deputy director of the Municipal Education Commission, in charge of the office (Emergency Response Work Department, Government Affairs Openness), Policy Research and Legal Work Office, And Private Education Department, and contacted the Service Center of the Organs of the Two Committees, the Beijing Education Comprehensive Service Center, and the Office of the Beijing Education Chronicle Compilation Committee.

Review of the investigation conclusion: help people to seek benefits in teachers' induction and other aspects

The Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported on November 1 that with the approval of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision conducted a case review and investigation of Zhang Yang's serious violations of discipline and law.

In sharp contrast to Zhang Yang's voluntary surrender, the conclusion of the review investigation pointed out that Zhang Yang colluded with others to form an offensive and defensive alliance to resist the organizational review.

Zhang Yang also violated the spirit of the eight regulations of the central government, pointing out that he "accepted gifts that may affect the fair performance of official duties."

In the conclusion of the review and investigation, Several other problems of Zhang Yang are related to the group of teachers he manages, and the circular said that Zhang Yang "used his authority to help others obtain honor in the selection of 'rookie teachers' and teaching evaluation in violation of the law; engaged in money and color transactions; took advantage of the convenience of his position and the convenience of his authority or position to seek benefits for others in teacher recruitment and other aspects, and illegally accepted money."

According to the circular, Zhang Yang has been expelled from the party, dismissed from public office, and confiscated the proceeds of violating discipline and law; his suspected crimes have been transferred to the procuratorial organs for examination and prosecution in accordance with law, and the money involved in the case has been transferred together.

In the past 11 months, 226 public officials in Beijing voluntarily surrendered

From the 9th to the 14th of last month (October), the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision successively announced that five bureau-level leading cadres had been "double-dismissed" (expelled from the party and dismissed from public office).

The five people are: Dong Guijiao, former deputy district governor of Changping District, Li Jianping, second-level inspector and former director of the Cadre Department of the Beijing Higher People's Court, and three senior executives of state-owned enterprises: Gao Zhenkun, former general manager of Beijing Tongrentang (Group) Company, Hou Zibo, former party secretary and chairman of Beijing Xianglong Asset Management Co., Ltd., and Yang Xuefeng, former deputy general manager of Beijing Yizhuang Holding Company.

Among them, Gao Zhenkun, Hou Zibo, Yang Xuefeng and other three corporate executives all have the problem of "engaging in power and money transactions". Dong Guijiao, the former deputy mayor of Changping District, "engaged in power and color trading, money and color trading; coveting pleasure and pursuing low-level fun."

The Beijing Municipal Warning Education Conference held on October 15 disclosed that since the citywide warning education conference was held in mid-November 2020, 226 people in Beijing have voluntarily surrendered.

The bureau-level leaders who voluntarily surrendered were not only Zhang Yang.

On March 1 this year, the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision released the news that Hou Zibo, secretary of the party committee and chairman of the board of directors of Beijing Xianglong Company, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, voluntarily surrendered, and was undergoing disciplinary review and supervision and investigation.

On October 9 this year, on the eve of the city's warning education conference, the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced the conclusions of the examination and investigation of Hou Zibo: Using his power to seek benefits for his relatives, relying on enterprises to eat enterprises, engaging in power and money transactions, illegally accepting huge amounts of money, and engaging in money transactions... Hou Zibo was expelled from the party and dismissed from public office, and his suspected crimes were transferred to the procuratorial organs for examination and prosecution in accordance with law.

The increase in the number of voluntarily surrendered by officials suspected of violating the law and committing crimes has formed a trend throughout the country.

According to the China Discipline Inspection and Supervision Daily, from the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to the beginning of July this year, under the deterrence of punishing corruption and inspired by the party's policies, 42,000 people took the initiative to find party organizations to find discipline inspection and supervision organs to surrender. The choice of cadres who violate discipline and the law to voluntarily surrender shows that the integrated promotion of not daring to be corrupt, not being able to be corrupt, and not wanting to be corrupt has formed a superposition effect, and the efficiency of anti-corruption governance has been continuously improved.

■ Zhang Yang's resume

Zhang Yang, male, Han ethnicity, born in July 1976, from Ye County, Shandong Province, joined the Communist Party of China in March 1999, joined the work in July 1999, on-the-job doctoral degree.

From July 1999 to September 2000, he was a teacher at Beijing No. 12 Middle School.

From September 2000 to April 2003, he served as the vice principal of the first branch of Beijing No. 12 Middle School;

From April 2003 to May 2004, he served as the deputy chief of the personnel section of the Fengtai District Education Commission;

From May 2004 to April 2005, he served as the chief of the personnel section of the Fengtai District Education Commission;

From April 2005 to June 2006, he served as the deputy director of the Inspection Office of the Fengtai District Government Office;

From June 2006 to May 2007, he served as the director of the duty office of the Fengtai District Government Office;

From May 2007 to April 2008, he served as the director of the Office of the Emergency Committee for Public Emergencies in Fengtai District;

From April 2008 to December 2009, he served as the deputy director of the Fengtai District Government Office;

From December 2009 to November 2012, he served as the executive deputy director of the office of the Fengtai District Party Committee (at the level of a department);

From November 2012 to September 2013, he served as deputy secretary of the Working Committee and director of the office of Xincun Subdistrict in Fengtai District;

From September 2013 to November 2015, he served as a member of the Party Group of Fengtai District Government and director of the Office of the District Government;

From November 2015 to January 2020, he served as deputy secretary of the Education Working Committee of Fengtai District Committee and director of Fengtai District Education Committee;

In January 2020, he was appointed as a member of the Municipal Party Committee Education Work Committee and the deputy director of the Municipal Education Commission.

Beijing News reporter Sha Xueliang

Edited by Liu Mengjie Proofreader Li Lijun