Chinanews.com, August 12, according to the WeChat official account of the Shandong Higher People’s Court, on August 12, 2020, the Dezhou Intermediate People’s Court of Shandong Province, through the remote video system, opened a trial of the former party secretary of the Chinese Calligraphers Association. The case of Vice Chairman Zhao Changqing's acceptance of bribes. The Dezhou People’s Procuratorate sent officers to support the public prosecution, and the defendant Zhao Changqing and his defender attended the court proceedings.
The Dezhou People’s Procuratorate accused: From 2006 to 2019, the defendant Zhao Changqing successively used the convenience of serving as party secretary, vice chairman, and secretary general of the Chinese Calligraphers Association to help others in being approved as a member of the Chinese Calligraphy Association and elected as a Chinese book Associating directors and coordinating engineering project cooperation to seek benefits, I directly or through others illegally received property from related units and individuals, which was equivalent to more than 24.86 million yuan, and he should be held criminally responsible for accepting bribes. During the trial, the procuratorial organ produced relevant evidence, and the defendant Zhao Changqing and his defender cross-examined the evidence. The prosecution and defense fully expressed their opinions under the auspices of the court. Zhao Changqing made a final statement and pleaded guilty in court.
More than 10 people from the defendant's relatives and people from all walks of life attended the trial. At the end of the trial, the court announced an adjournment and an optional sentence.