China News Service, Shangqiu, Henan, November 22 (Reporter Li Guigang) Half a year after being "lost" due to a public report, on the 22nd, Yu Donghui, former member of the Standing Committee of the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, was tried at the Intermediate People's Court of Shangqiu City, Henan Province.

The prosecutor accused him of taking bribes of more than RMB 2009 million (RMB, the same below).

  The public resume shows that Yu Donghui, born in August 1966, has worked in the judicial system for a long time. He has served as the vice president of the Intermediate People’s Court of Puyang City, Henan Province, the President of the Second Civil Trial Division of the Higher People’s Court of Henan Province, and the Luoyang Intermediate People’s Court. Dean, Dean of Zhengzhou Intermediate People's Court, etc., served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee in 2018.

  In April of this year, an online report video from “Jiang Momin, President of Henan Longqingxiang Clothing Co., Ltd.” stated that Yu Donghui had solicited tens of millions of yuan in bribes, and actually obtained 2 million yuan in cash, 20 gold bars, and 9 Chinese caterpillar fungus. Jin, the total value is about 5 million yuan.

  A month later, the website of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Yu Donghui, member of the Standing Committee of the Zhengzhou Municipal Party Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Henan Province, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and was subject to disciplinary review and supervision and investigation by the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Henan Province.

At the first press conference for the education and rectification of the national political and legal team in June this year, the case of Yu Donghui was also mentioned.

  On the 22nd, the Shangqiu City Intermediate People's Court opened a public hearing on Yu Donghui's suspected bribery case. More than 30 people including deputies to the National People's Congress, CPPCC members, and news media listened.

  The Shangqiu City People’s Procuratorate alleges that from 2006 to 2020, the defendant Yu Donghui used to serve as the vice president of Puyang Intermediate People’s Court, the president of the Second Civil Tribunal of the Henan Higher People’s Court, and the president of Luoyang Intermediate People’s Court. The president of the Zhengzhou Intermediate People’s Court, the secretary of the Zhengzhou Municipal Committee of Political and Legal Affairs, etc., or the convenience of the formation of powers and status, provide others with job adjustments, work transfers, case coordination, etc. Helped, illegally accepted other people’s property for many times, totaling more than RMB 2009 million.

  During the trial, the procuratorial organ produced relevant evidence, and the defendant Yu Donghui and his defender cross-examined the evidence. The prosecution and defense fully expressed their opinions under the auspices of the court. Yu Donghui pleaded guilty and repented in court.

At the end of the trial, the court announced an adjournment and an optional sentence.

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