The reporter learned from the Beijing Court Trial Information Network today that after trial, the Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court has issued a first-instance verdict on the alleged corruption case of Cai Xiang, former member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Communication University of China.

The court found that as a national worker, Cai Xiang used his position to collect public funds, the amount was huge, and he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for corruption.

　　The prosecutors allege that from June 2008 to December 2017, Cai Xiang used the convenience of being the president of Communication University of China Press and vice president of Communication University of China to defraud more than RMB 720,000 in public property.

　　After the incident, Cai Xiang's relatives had returned all the stolen money on their behalf. Cai Xiang had no objection to the facts, charges, and sentencing recommendations charged by the prosecutors, and signed a confession of guilt and punishment voluntarily.

　　The Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court found that in June 2008, the defendant Cai Xiang took advantage of his position as the president of the Communication University Press to collect public funds of 30,000 yuan by falsely setting out conference expenses. The company handles a membership card and uses it for personal consumption.

　　From February 2012 to February 2017, the defendant Cai Xiang took advantage of his position as the president of the Communication University Press and the person in charge of scientific research projects to withdraw a total of more than 490,000 public funds by falsely listing student labor expenses and reimbursing false invoices. Yuan according to oneself.

　　From August 2016 to December 2017, the defendant Cai Xiang took advantage of his position as vice president of Communication University of China and person in charge of scientific research projects to obtain public funds of 200,000 yuan by falsely listing examination fees and purchasing false travel air tickets. For yourself.

　　The court held that as a national employee, the defendant Cai Xiang took advantage of his positions as Vice President of Communication University of China, President of Communication University Press, and head of scientific research projects to obtain public funds by falsely listing student labor expenses and reimbursement of false invoices. , And the amount is huge, its behavior has constituted a crime of corruption.

　　Based on the evidence of the entire case, on July 28 this year, the Beijing No. 3 Intermediate People's Court convicted Cai Xiang of corruption and sentenced him to three years and six months in prison and a fine of 200,000 yuan.

[Background link]

　　As early as January 8 this year, the website of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection stated that the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in the Ministry of Education and the Beijing Commission for Discipline Inspection had severely violated the law and discipline of the former Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Communication University of China The issue was investigated by a joint review.

　　After investigation, Cai Xiang violated political discipline, opposed organizational review, colluded with relevant personnel, entered into offensive and defensive alliances, prevented relevant personnel from providing evidence, instigated others to interfere with the inspection work; violated the spirit of the eight central regulations and clean discipline, organized public funds to travel abroad, and used Purchasing shopping cards, high-end tobacco and alcohol with public funds, private cars for public support, receiving large amounts of condolences, setting up and using "small treasuries", illegally collecting remuneration in schools, using public funds to bear the expenses that should be paid by individuals, accepting things that may affect the fair execution of official duties Gifts, public funds are used to give gifts, and various allowances and subsidies are issued in violation of regulations; in violation of organizational discipline, in the reporting of personal matters of leading cadres, they do not truthfully report personal income and family real estate, and self-examination of illegal remuneration for college leaders conducted by higher-level organizations Failed to truthfully report personal income during correction work; violated mass discipline, treated the masses with a bad, simple and rude attitude, causing adverse effects; violated work discipline, transferred state-owned assets in violation of regulations; violated life discipline, and maintained long-term improper sexual relations with others.

　　As a leading cadre of a party member in colleges and universities, Cai Xiang has lost his ideals and beliefs, betrayed his original mission, indifferent to discipline and law, and inflated his personal desires. He violated the “six disciplines” and the eight central regulations, constituted a violation of the law and was suspected of corruption crimes, and was in the party. After the 18th National Congress of the People’s Republic of China, they did not converge or stop. The nature is serious and the impact is bad, and should be dealt with seriously.

In accordance with the "Chinese Communist Party Disciplinary Sanctions Regulations", "Interim Provisions on the Sanctions of Institutional Staff" and other relevant regulations, after the study of the Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision Team of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in the Ministry of Education and the decision of the Party Group of the Ministry of Education, Cai Xiang was expelled from the party and expelled from public office. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Supervision Law of the People's Republic of China", the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Municipal Supervision Committee discussed and decided to transfer the suspected corruption crimes and the money and property involved to the procuratorial organ for legal processing.

　　Reporter Liu Suya