After 20 years of investigations into coal-related corruption in Inner Mongolia, what has been discovered? | The story behind the news
The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is the province with the largest coal production in the country. The coal industry has "brutally grown" at the same time it is "sprouting" and has once become a hotbed of corruption.
Wujin Mengmu must strike hard.
In the past year, Inner Mongolia, in accordance with the deployment requirements of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, launched a special rectification of violations in the field of coal resources, and investigated coal-related corruption for 20 years.
After 20 years of investigation, it has also become a national anti-corruption buzzword.
The Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision "N burst", nearly a thousand people were arrested one after another.
After 20 years of investigation, what has been found?
What kind of signals are sent by the thought-provoking and enlightening stories behind them?
Regardless of whether there is a backing behind or not, no matter what interests are involved, still make a heavy blow
On the evening of May 26, Liu Zhanbo, a member of the Special Rectification Supervision Office and Deputy Director of the Policy and Regulation Research Office of the Inner Mongolia Commission for Discipline Inspection, updated the figures after dispatching the work of the special working groups, the Union Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and the relevant dispatched disciplinary inspection and supervision teams: The supervisory agency has accepted a total of 3,982 clues related to coal issues, and registered 700 cases with 987 people, including 62 at the bureau level, 227 at the county and division level, and 14 cadres who took the initiative to surrender...
I have seen "sizzling storms and rain", but I have never seen such a big battle.
The scenes of the past year were described by Liu Zhanbo as "turbulent waves".
Inner Mongolia is the home of the world's largest open-pit coal mine and an important energy security base in China.
Eleven of the 12 league cities in the region have coal mines, and there are 523 coal mines with an approved production capacity of 1.28 billion tons.
For some time, under the control of some bold people with ulterior motives, the coal resources field in Inner Mongolia has accumulated small defects and become a mess. The accumulation of small diseases has led to stubborn diseases, and finally it has become the worst-hit area of corruption and a source of pollution in the political ecology.
In February 2020, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Party Committee and the government established a special rectification work leading group for violations of regulations and laws in the field of coal resources.
The group leader is Shi Taifeng, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Autonomous Region and Director of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
At the same time, the Leading Group has an Office of Subject Responsibility, which is responsible for coordinating and arranging special rectification work; and a Supervisory Responsibility Office, which is responsible for the centralized investigation and handling of coal-related corruption cases and supervision of rectification.
"Not to'offend' these corrupt elements is to offend more than 24 million people of all ethnic groups in the region. We must settle political accounts, people's interests, and people's hearts." Shi Taifeng said.
However, it is no easy task to tear open the mouth and dig out the roots in a short time.
The reporter participated in the investigation of special rectification work many times, and was very familiar with the situation at that time.
At the beginning, people talked a lot, and there were a lot of noises——
Some people worry that after uncovering the past 20 years, the cadres will be anxious, who will do business with peace of mind?
There are also people who are lucky. It has been 20 years and many things are hard to find, and they may be able to escape the catastrophe. Some people think that anti-corruption affects economic development and that if enterprises cannot produce normally, investors will run away. Some people are afraid of turning over old accounts. I set off fire, used "I didn't handle it", "I don't know" and other reasons to prevaricate, and even tried to obstruct the investigation...
Regardless of whether there is a backing behind or not, no matter what interests are involved, they will fight hard.
The Party Committee of the Autonomous Region has not been disturbed by the outside world, and has not changed the high-pressure situation.
At that time, Wang Jie, the deputy director of the Inner Mongolia Department of Natural Resources, who was responsible for finding the problem, was perfunctory, and the problems found were not painful or itchy, which seriously hindered the special rectification and thorough investigation.
"Since he is not active, then we will check him first." Liu Zhanbo said.
Unsurprisingly, Wang Jie was found to have used his position to make profit for the coal boss, accepting money and goods from others, and also benefited by illegally buying shares in the coal mine.
"As the special rectification continues to advance in depth, a number of problems have surfaced, and coal-related corruption has become the biggest cancer that pollutes the political ecology of Inner Mongolia." Liu Zhanbo said.
What is the biggest cancer?
From coal-owned areas, coal management departments to coal-related enterprises and coal blending projects, there are even corruption in some areas, which seriously pollutes the political ecology, economic ecology, and natural ecology.
Some problems have to be dug out after wearing "invisibility cloaks".
Du Xuejun, the former Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee of Ulan Qab City, has participated in special rectification work meetings many times, but he always has one set on stage and one set off stage. He is loyal and stays behind.
After investigation, in 2004, when Du Xuejun was the secretary of the Chen Barhu Banner Banner, he accepted a petition to help his company allocate coal resources, and received cash and real estate equivalent to more than 10 million yuan.
Over the years, Du Xuejun was suspected of accepting tens of millions of dollars in bribes, interrupting his career prospects in a drunk and gold fan.
If politics is strong, the muscles and bones will be hardened, and if politics are weak, it will lead to ills.
In the special rectification, Inner Mongolia resolutely eliminates the soil that breeds chronic illnesses and corruption, adheres to the combination of "present reform" and "long-term establishment", and improves a series of systems and mechanisms to plug regulatory loopholes, expand and extend the governance chain, and comprehensively and deeply repair politics. Ecology.
In 2020, Inner Mongolia issued the "Regulations Regarding the Participation of the Spouses, Children and Spouses of Leading Cadres in the Development of Mineral Resources (for Trial Implementation)". Spouses, children and their spouses as the targets of regulation have clarified the specific circumstances and behaviors that prohibit participation in the development of mineral resources, which are stricter than the relevant regulations of other provinces, regions and cities.
A series of documents including the "Interim Measures for the Supervision and Management of Cadres in the Coal Resources Field of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region" and "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Special Audit of Coal Resources" were issued to further reshape the relationship between government and business and clarify the boundaries of power.
No matter how complex the interest chain is, the bomb tied up by this interest relationship will detonate at any time, and the so-called backing will fall apart at any time.
Areas rich in coal resources are prone to become the worst-hit areas of corruption. An important reason is that the unclear borders between local governments and the market and their responsibilities are unclear, which leads to problems such as collusion between officials and businesses, the use of power for profit, and the transfer of benefits, which deteriorate the market environment.
The reason why the coal-related corruption cases in Inner Mongolia will be caught in a chain is also because in the long-term intersection and gradual expansion, a huge coal-related interest chain, network of relationships and co-corruption groups have finally been derived between politics and business——
Corrupt officials are doing everything possible to use their power to set rent-seeking and rent protection, while illegal businessmen are trying to use black gold to hunt for power and prosecute officials to control power.
But the anti-corruption hammer has repeatedly proved that bombs tied up by this kind of interest relationship will detonate at any time, and the so-called backing will fall apart at any time.
In this special rectification, a large number of cases have been investigated and dealt with by using resources to engage in political or personal attachment.
For example, of the 93 mining rights allocated by Ordos since 2004, 23 of them are not compliant, and a large amount of coal resources are resold or occupied by enterprises.
During Zhang Ping's tenure as the head and secretary of the flag committee of Wushen Banner, Ordos City, he transferred prospecting rights at a low price, causing huge losses of state-owned assets.
In the former coal bureau of Ordos City, more than 500 public officials took part in the coal mines, and they paid dividends with high profits.
"Referees" turned "athletes", and the fairness and justice of the coal market was severely damaged.
Some companies illegally acquired and pirated coal resources under the guise of "fire zone governance", and some places mismatched fire zone governance projects indiscriminately.
In 2010, Gao Moumou, the manager of a certain company, found Haiming, then secretary of the Xiwuzhumuqin Banner Committee of the Xilin Gol League, and wanted to declare a fire extinguishing project.
The coal field fire area should be organized and implemented by the flag government, but Haiming instructed the flag leader to hand over the fire fighting project to this company.
To express his gratitude, Gao Moumou gave two people 200,000 yuan respectively.
After that, Pang Moumou, the original shareholder of the company, learned that Haiming was going to buy a house for his daughter and "sponsored" 1 million yuan.
From 2011 to 2013, under the guise of "fire fighting", this company frantically mined 15.11 million tons of coal without obtaining any mining rights, with a total value of more than 1.3 billion yuan.
To clear the coal-related interest network, Inner Mongolia will focus on promoting the "promising" of the government and the "effective" of the market, strengthening system construction around property rights transactions, resource allocation, administrative examination and approval, and production supervision, and fully promoting the market-oriented allocation of coal resources mechanism.
During the special rectification, Inner Mongolia abolished and declared invalid 863 coal-related policies and regulations, and issued 100 relevant policies and regulations.
After special rectification, there is a clear way to solve the stock problem, and there are more practical measures to strictly control the increase problem.
Special rectification must not only rectify problems, but also protect legal and compliant production and operation.
Through special rectification, a number of problems in Inner Mongolia coal companies have been resolved. 13 coal mines with an annual production capacity of 85.2 million tons were transferred to normal production, and 14 coal mines with an annual production capacity of 69.2 million tons have completed relevant procedures and made positive contributions to increasing production and ensuring supply.
In 2020, coal production in Inner Mongolia will reach 1.006 billion tons, an increase of 1.3% over the previous year.
As long as it is corrupt, whether you retire and go home or change careers, whether you are in the hospital, or even pass away, you will have to settle the bill sooner or later.
Anti-corruption in the coal-related field in Inner Mongolia is a deep warning to party members and cadres across the country.
The reporter came into contact with dozens of detainees in the detention center. These people are all leaders who have been organized and trained for many years and are in key positions in important departments, and many of them have a shining halo.
In the end, they all had one thing in common. They were all confused about a major event: on the official road, they didn't figure out what to do and what not to do.
Facing the reporter's camera, some cadres repented and said that party members and cadres must remember not to take other people's things, as long as they take them, they will have short hands.
In 2000, 44-year-old Liu Guihua took the post of secretary of the Etuoke Banner Committee. Until 2007, he was transferred to the party in power for 7 years.
During this period, Liu Guihua, who controlled the allocation of coal resources across the banner, faced the frenzied hunting by "coal bosses", treating power as a bonus, merchants as a purse, and the area in charge as a "private area", making a big deal of power and money. transaction.
After accepting disciplinary review and supervision and investigation, Liu Guihua finally repented: "I learned a lesson from the pain. I understand a truth. Don't stretch out your hand, you will be caught." Wang Jie also regretted saying, "I was the one who was investigating the problem, but he did. The problem. The wave of ideals and beliefs is the most dangerous wave, and the landslide of ideals and beliefs is the most dangerous one."
After 20 years of investigation, it has released a firm signal to pursue accountability and anti-corruption to the end: as long as corruption occurs, no matter if you are retired and go home or change careers, no matter if your heart is stented or passed away, the law has a prosecution period, but There is no prosecution period for discipline, and sooner or later this account will have to be settled.
For example, when the cadre Zhao Deying was examined, he was nearly 80 years old and had retired for 18 years.
After 20 years of investigation, it demonstrated our party’s determination to fight corruption.
The Communist Party of China has forever maintained its prosperity for centuries. It is precisely taking "not forgetting the original aspiration and keeping in mind the mission" as the eternal subject, unremittingly promote the self-revolution, and cultivate the historical consciousness, courage and strong ability of "the blade is inward".
Anti-corruption is a protracted battle.
On the one hand, party members and leading cadres at all levels must establish a correct view of power, be in awe of power, uphold public power, and strictly self-discipline; on the other hand, they must continue to tighten the system’s “tightening curse” so that officials can stop them. The temptation, to manage the small section, to have the party in the heart, the people in the heart, the responsibility in the heart, and the precepts in the heart, and ignite one's own value in the unremitting struggle for the cause of the party and the people.
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