China News Agency, Beijing, December 29th (Reporter Zhang Su) The reporter learned from the Supreme People's Court of China that on December 29th, the Intermediate People's Court of Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province held a public trial in the first instance against Xiao Yi, former member of the Jiangxi Provincial Political Consultative Conference Party Group and vice chairman. The case of bribery and abuse of power.
The prosecution charged that from 2008 to 2021, the defendant Xiao Yi successively took advantage of his positions as director of the Beijing Office of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee of Jiangxi Province, and vice chairman of the Jiangxi Provincial Political Consultative Conference to help others in the project. He provided assistance in matters such as contracting, project development, and job promotion, and illegally received property equivalent to more than 125 million yuan.
The prosecution also charged that from 2017 to 2021, when Xiao Yi served as the secretary of the Fuzhou Municipal Party Committee, he violated state regulations and violated the new development concept. In violation of regulations, they provided help, causing heavy losses to public property and causing bad influence.
During the trial, the public prosecution agency presented relevant evidence, the defendant Xiao Yi and his defender cross-examined evidence, the prosecution and the defense fully expressed their opinions under the auspices of the court, Xiao Yi made a final statement, and pleaded guilty in court.
In the end, the court announced an adjournment and sentencing at an optional date.
According to public information, Xiao Yi was born in May 1962 in Ganzhou, Jiangxi Province. He started working in September 1981 and joined the Communist Party of China in August 1984.
On November 13 last year, officials notified Xiao Yi that he had been expelled from the party and public office for serious violations of discipline and law.
He was accused of abusing his power to introduce and support enterprises to engage in virtual currency "mining" activities that did not meet the requirements of the national industrial policy, and illegally borrowed money to finance projects and engage in construction, causing adverse effects.
"Virtual currency 'mining' consumes a lot of energy and carbon emissions, and has a low contribution to the economy. Its blind and disorderly development runs counter to the requirements of the Party Central Committee to implement the new development concept." The newspapers and periodicals published in the article stated that the serious investigation and punishment of leading cadres supporting enterprises to engage in virtual currency "mining" activities is a concrete manifestation of the discipline inspection and supervision agencies' strengthening political supervision and promoting the implementation of major decision-making arrangements.
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