China News Agency, Beijing, July 8. On July 8, the Changchun Intermediate People's Court of Jilin Province held a public hearing in the first instance of the case of Sun Lijun, former member of the Party Committee and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Public Security of China, for taking bribes, manipulating the securities market, and illegally possessing guns.
The Changchun City People's Procuratorate alleges that from 2001 to April 2020, the defendant, Sun Lijun, served as the deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Shanghai Municipal Health Bureau, the director of the General Business Department of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, the deputy director of the General Office of the Ministry of Public Security, and the domestic The director of the Security Bureau, the member of the Party Committee of the Ministry of Public Security, the deputy minister, etc. are convenient for their positions, as well as the convenient conditions for the formation of power and status, and provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in matters such as business operation, job adjustment, and case handling, directly or through others. Illegal receipt of property, a total of more than 646 million yuan.
In 2018, at the request of others, Sun Lijun instructed the relevant personnel to continuously buy and sell through the advantages of concentrated funds, which affected the stock trading price and trading volume. The circumstances were particularly serious.
Sun Lijun also violated gun management regulations and illegally possessed 2 guns.
The procuratorate requested that Sun Lijun be held criminally responsible for the crime of accepting bribes, manipulating the securities market, and illegally possessing firearms.
During the trial, the procuratorate presented relevant evidence, the defendant Sun Lijun and his defender cross-examined, the prosecution and defense fully expressed their opinions under the auspices of the court, and Sun Lijun made a final statement and pleaded guilty and repented in court.
At the end of the trial, the court announced an adjournment and sentencing on a scheduled date.
More than 20 people from all walks of life attended the trial.
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