Li Zhuanghao, former public security chief of Yulin City, was sentenced to 11 and a half years in prison for taking 7.07 million bribes as a "protective umbrella"
China News Service, Nanning, November 24 (Wang Yumei and Xie Yufeng) On the morning of the 24th, the Nanning Intermediate People's Court pronounced a verdict on the case of Li Zhuanghao, the former deputy mayor of Guangxi Yulin City and the director of the Public Security Bureau, who accepted bribes to shelter and condone triad organizations.
The defendant Li Zhuanghao was sentenced to concurrent punishment for several crimes, and the defendant Li Zhuanghao was sentenced to 11 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of 600,000 yuan.
The investigation found that from 2010 to 2019, the defendant Li Zhuanghao used his position as the head of the economic investigation corps of the Guangxi Public Security Department, the deputy mayor of Yulin City, and the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau to facilitate the formation of his powers or status. Provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in coordinating and handling illegal mining of river sand, engineering project contracting, job promotion, job adjustment and other matters.
From 2010 to 2018, Li Zhuanghao directly or through his wife Wang Lan and driver Li Lijiu (handled in another case) illegally accepted property from others, which was equivalent to RMB 7,076,216.
Among them, 900,000 yuan has not been actually obtained, which is an attempted crime.
The picture shows the court hearing.
Photo by Wu Bin
Since 2006, Li Jiankun (handled in another case) has gathered relatives, persons released from prison, and social workers in Wuzhou City, forming a triad organization with clear organizers and leaders, and basic members of the backbone. Through organized implementation Illegal mining, intentional injury, forced transactions, provocation, racketeering, illegal detention, opening casinos, false invoicing, gathering crowds to disrupt social order and other illegal and criminal activities or other means to obtain economic benefits to support the activities of the organization, and use the state The shelter and connivance of the staff of the agencies has resulted in illegal control of the river sand industry in downtown Wuzhou, severely undermining economic and social order.
From 2000 to December 2008, the defendant Li Zhuanghao served as the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau of Wuzhou City, Guangxi.
From 2008 to May 2013, Li Zhuanghao served as the head of the Economic Crime Investigation Corps of the Guangxi Public Security Department.
During the period, Li Zhuanghao used the influence formed by his power or status to greet Zhu Gang, who served as Deputy Secretary-General of the Wuzhou City Government and Director of the Wuzhou Water Resources Bureau (a separate case dealt with), and asked Zhu Gang to take care of Li Jiankun, and later Zhu Gang to Li Jiankun, etc. People’s illegal sand mining behavior was indiscriminate and allowed Li Jiankun and others to illegally mine river sand. As a result, Li Jiankun and others gradually monopolized and controlled the price of river sand in downtown Wuzhou, laying the economic foundation for the development and growth of the underworld organization.
The picture shows the defendant Li Zhuanghao.
Photo by Wu Bin
In addition, from 2009 to 2017, Li Zhuanghao, directly or through his wife Wang Lan, had repeatedly received property from Li Jiankun, which was equivalent to RMB 454,000.
The Nanning Intermediate People's Court held that as a national worker, the defendant Li Zhuanghao used the convenience of his position and the convenience of his power or status to seek benefits for others. The illegal receipt of property from others amounted to RMB 7,076,216, which was a huge amount. The behavior has constituted the crime of accepting bribes.
As a staff member of a state agency, Li Zhuanghao sheltered and condoned triad organizations to conduct illegal and criminal activities. His behavior has constituted the crime of sheltering and condoning triad organizations.
Li Zhuanghao committed multiple crimes alone and should be punished for multiple crimes in accordance with the law.
After Li Zhuanghao arrived at the case, he was able to truthfully confess to most of the other crimes of taking bribes that the case-handling agency has not yet mastered, pleaded guilty and punished, and all the stolen money has been recovered, and he can be punished lightly; 900,000 of the proceeds of Li Zhuanghao’s bribery crime have not actually been obtained, which is an attempted crime , The punishment may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment in comparison with an accomplished offender.
Based on the above sentencing circumstances, it was decided to give Li Zhuanghao a lighter punishment.
The seized Li Zhuanghao's bribery property shall be turned over to the state treasury in accordance with the law.
Based on the defendant Li Zhuanghao’s crime facts, nature, circumstances, and degree of social harm, and comprehensive consideration of specific circumstances such as his confession of guilt and punishment, and active return of stolen goods, the Nanning Intermediate People's Court made the above judgment according to law.