To be asleep at the switch! Wang Wenjie, former deputy director of the Shandong Prison Administration, and five others were sentenced in the first instance

Source: China News Network

According to the WeChat public account of "Shandong Gaofa" on February 8, the Shandong Provincial High People's Court today released the verdict of the first-instance judgment on the case of Wang Wenjie, former deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Prison Administration, and five other people who neglected their duties and obstructed the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

Wang Wenjie, former member of the party committee and deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Prison Administration, was sentenced in the first instance in the case of dereliction of duty

On February 8, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court publicly pronounced a verdict in the first instance on the case of Wang Wenjie, a former member of the party committee and deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Prison Administration, for dereliction of duty, through a video system, and sentenced defendant Wang Wenjie to one year in prison for dereliction of duty.

The court found that during his tenure as a member of the Party Committee and deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Prison Administration, defendant Wang Wenjie served as deputy head of the leading group and director of the office for the prevention and control of the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus infection in the provincial prison system since January 23, 2020, and was specifically responsible for the response, overall coordination, prevention, control, treatment and other related work of the province's prison epidemic. In the work of epidemic prevention and control, Wang Wenjie was paralyzed in his thinking, had insufficient understanding of the particularity, complexity and sensitivity of the epidemic prevention and control work in prisons, and did not supervise and implement the joint prevention and control of prisons and disease control departments as an important task in epidemic prevention and control; did not conscientiously perform his duties, neglected to detect the management loopholes that existed in prison hospitals during the epidemic prevention and control period, and improperly performed his duties, and did not investigate and verify the fever cases of cadres and police officers reported by Rencheng Prison, and handled them improperly. Wang Wenjie's above-mentioned dereliction of duty has led to the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Rencheng Prison in Shandong Province, resulting in heavy losses to public property, the interests of the state and the people.

At trial, the court held that defendant Wang Wenjie, as a functionary of a state organ, was seriously irresponsible, incorrectly, and did not conscientiously perform his duties, causing major losses to public property, the interests of the state and the people, and his conduct constituted the crime of dereliction of duty. In view of Wang Wenjie's voluntary admission of guilt and acceptance of punishment, based on the circumstances of his crime and social harm, the court made the above judgment in accordance with law.

Liu Baoshan, former party secretary and prison director of Rencheng Prison in Shandong Province, was sentenced in the first instance in the case of dereliction of duty

On February 8, the Jining Intermediate People's Court publicly pronounced a verdict in the first instance on the case of Liu Baoshan, former party secretary and prison director of Rencheng Prison in Shandong Province, for dereliction of duty through a video system, and sentenced defendant Liu Baoshan to two years and three months in prison for dereliction of duty.

The court found that during his tenure as party secretary and prison director of Rencheng Prison in Shandong Province, defendant Liu Baoshan served as the leader of the leading group for the prevention and control of the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus infection in Rencheng Prison since January 23, 2020, and was responsible for the prevention and control of the epidemic in The City Prison. In the course of epidemic prevention and control work, defendant Liu Baoshan should have known the importance of establishing an emergency linkage mechanism with the local disease control department for prison epidemic prevention and control work, but he only made general work arrangements and neglected scheduling, and failed to achieve joint prevention and control; did not strictly implement the investigation measures for cadres and police employees, did not strictly review the results of the investigation, and the investigation work was seriously reduced to formalities; insufficient understanding of the sensitivity, particularity and complexity of the prison epidemic prevention and control work, and should have realized the seriousness of the problem after the cadres and police appeared suspected symptoms. However, they do not perform their duties correctly and deal with them blindly; they know the importance of the mobile discipline model in the prison for the prevention and control of the epidemic in prisons, but they do not control the phenomena of criminals crossing prisons, cross-floor activities, and cross-gatherings; they are paralyzed in their thinking, and they do not have enough understanding of the diagnosis and treatment of criminals with suspected symptoms in prisons, and their leadership is ineffective and poorly deployed. Defendant Liu Baoshan's above-mentioned dereliction of duty led to the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Rencheng Prison, resulting in heavy losses to public property, the interests of the state and the people.

At trial, the court held that defendant Liu Baoshan, as a functionary of a state organ, was seriously irresponsible, incorrectly and conscientiously performed his duties, causing major losses to public property, the interests of the state and the people, and his conduct constituted the crime of dereliction of duty. In view of Liu Baoshan's voluntary admission of guilt and acceptance of punishment, based on the circumstances of his crime and the harm to society, the court made the above judgment in accordance with law.

Deng Tihe, former member of the party committee and deputy prison director of Rencheng Prison in Shandong Province, was sentenced in the first instance in the case of dereliction of duty

On February 8, the Jining Intermediate People's Court publicly pronounced a verdict in the first instance on the case of Deng Tihe, former member of the party committee and deputy prison director of Rencheng Prison in Shandong Province, for dereliction of duty through a video system, and sentenced the defendant Deng Tihe to one year in prison for dereliction of duty.

The court found that during his tenure as a member of the Party Committee and deputy prison director of Rencheng Prison in Shandong Province, defendant Deng Tihe served as the deputy head of the leading group for the prevention and control of the pneumonia epidemic caused by the new coronavirus infection in Rencheng Prison since January 23, 2020, and later concurrently served as the commander of the frontline command in the prison. On January 27 of the same year, he entered the prison and was responsible for the prevention and control of the epidemic in prison, supervision and reform, and team management. In the course of epidemic prevention and control work, defendant Deng Tihe was paralyzed in his thinking, lacked sufficient understanding of the particularity, complexity, and sensitivity of the epidemic prevention and control work in prisons, and did not deal effectively with cadres and policemen with suspected symptoms; neglected his duties, lacked understanding of the extreme importance of epidemic prevention and control in prisons, failed to take effective countermeasures against a number of feverish criminals as required; incorrectly performed his duties, and did not control the phenomenon of criminals crossing prisons, cross-floor activities, and cross-gatherings. Defendant Deng Tihe's above-mentioned dereliction of duty led to the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Rencheng Prison, resulting in heavy losses to public property, the state and the interests of the people.

At trial, the court held that defendant Deng Tihe, as a functionary of a state organ, was seriously irresponsible, incorrect, and did not conscientiously perform his duties, causing major losses to public property, the interests of the state and the people, and his conduct constituted the crime of dereliction of duty. In view of Deng Tihe's voluntary admission of guilt and acceptance of punishment, the court made the above judgment in accordance with law on the basis of the circumstances of his crime and social harm.

Dai Guanghui was sentenced in the first instance in the case of obstructing the prevention and control of infectious diseases

On February 8, the Rencheng District People's Court of Jining City publicly pronounced a verdict in the first instance on the case of Dai Guanghui, a worker (driver) of Rencheng Prison in Shandong Province, for obstructing the prevention and control of infectious diseases through a video system, and sentenced the defendant Dai Guanghui to one year's imprisonment and one year's probation for the crime of obstructing the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

The court trial found that on January 22, 2020, the family members of defendant Dai Guanghui's co-residence were in contact with Meng Moumou and others who returned to Jining from the epidemic area of Wuhan to visit the door at their home in RenxingJiayuan Community in Rencheng District, Jining City. After Meng X and others left, defendant Dai Guanghui returned home and moved the items brought by Meng X and others to the balcony. When the local government publicized the notice, went to the door to investigate, and the unit requested to truthfully report the contact history, the defendant Dai Guanghui deliberately concealed it many times, and did not report the above situation until after the outbreak of the epidemic in Rencheng Prison. After medical examination, the defendant wore a positive serum antibody and was at serious risk of causing the spread of novel coronavirus pneumonia.

The court held that during the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, defendant Dai Guanghui violated the provisions of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases and refused to implement the prevention and control measures proposed by the health and epidemic prevention agencies in accordance with the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, which caused a serious risk of causing the spread of new crown virus pneumonia, and his behavior constituted the crime of obstructing the prevention and control of infectious diseases. In view of Dai Guanghui's voluntary admission of guilt and acceptance of punishment, the court made the above judgment in accordance with law on the basis of the circumstances of his crime and the harm to society.

Chen Minhua was sentenced in the first instance in the case of obstructing the prevention and control of infectious diseases

On February 8, the Rencheng District People's Court of Jining City publicly pronounced a verdict in the first instance on the case of Chen Minhua, a former instructor in the Fifth Prison District of Rencheng Prison in Shandong Province, for obstructing the prevention and control of infectious diseases, and sentenced the defendant Chen Minhua to one year and six months in prison with a suspended sentence of two years for the crime of obstructing the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

The court trial ascertained that on January 27, 2020, defendant Chen Minhua, as the first batch of closed duty cadres and policemen of the unit, entered the prison area, had close contact with a number of cadres and police officers and inmates in the prison area, and after coughing and other symptoms of new crown pneumonia appeared during the period, concealed his illness and did not report it, until February 12, when the unit found that he had cough symptoms and forcibly sought medical treatment, causing the spread of new coronavirus pneumonia. After medical examination, defendant Chen Minhua was a confirmed patient of new crown pneumonia.

At trial, the court held that during the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, defendant Chen Minhua violated the provisions of the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, concealed his illness and refused to report it, causing the aggravation of the spread of new crown pneumonia, and his behavior has constituted the crime of obstructing the prevention and control of infectious diseases. In view of Chen Minhua's voluntary admission of guilt and acceptance of punishment, the court made the above judgment in accordance with law on the basis of the circumstances of his crime and social harm.