China News Agency, Beijing, December 22 (Reporter Zhang Su) The reporter learned from the Supreme People's Court of China that on December 22, the Intermediate People's Court of Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province held a public trial of Gan Rongkun, former member of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial Party Committee and former Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee. The bribery case.

  The prosecution charged that, from 1999 to 2021, the defendant Gan Rongkun used his positions as deputy director of the Financial Technology Department, director of the Financial Equipment Department, director of the Infrastructure Office of the General Administration of Customs, director of Beijing Customs, vice governor of Hubei Province, and vice governor of Heilongjiang Province. Members of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, Henan Provincial Committee of the Standing Committee, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee, etc., provided convenience for the formation of powers and status, provided assistance to others in matters such as project contracting, business operation, and case handling, and illegally accepted property totaling Equivalent to more than 166 million yuan.

The procuratorate requested that Gan Rongkun be held criminally responsible for accepting bribes.

  According to public information, Gan Rongkun was born in May 1962 in Pengze, Jiangxi Province, and graduated from Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics majoring in business accounting.

He started working in July 1983 and joined the Communist Party of China in April 1996.

  In June 2021, the official notified that Gan Rongkun was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and was subject to review and investigation.

In December of the same year, officials notified that he had been expelled from the party and public office for serious violations of discipline and law.

He was accused of being "disloyal and dishonest to the party, participating in superstitious activities", "pursuing vulgar interests, long-term addiction to gambling", and "unscrupulously engaging in power and money transactions".

  In April of this year, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Committee publicly notified 10 typical spiritual problems that violated the eight central regulations, which disclosed details of Gan Rongkun's corruption.

According to the report, from 2013 to 2021, he successively received gifts and gifts totaling more than 2.1157 million yuan from seven people, including private business owners. Business owners pay.

  In this trial, the public prosecution agency presented relevant evidence, the defendant Gan Rongkun and his defenders cross-examined evidence, the prosecution and the defense fully expressed their opinions under the auspices of the court, Gan Rongkun made a final statement, and pleaded guilty and repented in court.

  The court announced an adjournment for an optional date for sentencing.

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