On May 22, the reporter of Justice Network learned from the Supreme People's Procuratorate that Sun Zhigang, the former vice chairman of the Finance and Economic Committee of the 13th National People's Congress and the former secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, was suspected of taking bribes. The case was investigated and concluded by the National Supervision Committee, and designated by the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and reviewed and prosecuted by the Second Branch of Tianjin Municipal People's Procuratorate. Recently, the Second Branch of the Tianjin Municipal People's Procuratorate has filed a public prosecution with the Tianjin Second Intermediate People's Court.
At the stage of examination and prosecution, the procuratorial organ informed the defendant Sun Zhigang of his litigation rights according to law, interrogated the defendant Sun Zhigang, and listened to the opinions of the defender. Prosecutors accuse: the defendant Sun Zhigang used to serve as a member and secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee, a member and deputy governor of the Standing Committee of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee, a member and deputy director of the Party Leadership Group of the National Development and Reform Commission, a deputy secretary and governor of the CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee, a secretary of the CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee, and a director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Guizhou Province, The vice chairmen of the Finance and Economic Committee of the Thirteenth National People's Congress and other conveniences in their positions, as well as the conveniences formed by their powers and positions, seek benefits for others, and illegally accept other people's property, which is especially huge, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law as a crime of bribery.
Photo source: WeChat on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission
The first former secretary of the provincial Party committee who was defeated after the 20th CPC National Congress
Two subordinates were successively investigated
According to the open resume, Sun Zhigang, male, Han nationality, was born in May 1954 in Xingyang, Henan Province. He started working in February 1971 and joined the Communist Party of China in September 1976. He has a graduate degree and a doctor's degree in economics.
Sun Zhigang worked in Wuhan in his early years. He used to be the mayor of Hanyang District, the deputy mayor of Wuhan, the mayor of Yichang, the secretary of the municipal party committee, etc. In 2002, he was a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Hubei Provincial Committee and the secretary-general.
In 2006, Sun Zhigang was appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Anhui Provincial Committee and Executive Vice Governor of Anhui Province. In 2010, he was appointed as Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission and Director of the Health Reform Office of the State Council; In 2013, he served as the deputy director of the National Health and Family Planning Commission and the director of the Health Reform Office of the State Council, and was clearly designated as a minister.
Sun Zhigang was appointed Acting Governor of Guizhou Province in October 2015 and Governor of Guizhou Province in January of the next year. In July 2017, Sun Zhigang was appointed as the Secretary of the CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee and stepped down in November 2020. In December 2020, he served as the vice chairman of the Financial and Economic Committee of the 13th National People's Congress.
According to the news on August 28, 2023 on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission, Sun Zhigang, the former secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, was subject to disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission, more than two years after Sun Zhigang stepped down as the provincial party secretary.
The reporter of Zhengzhen.com noticed that Sun Zhigang was the first former secretary of the provincial party committee to fall down after the 20th CPC National Congress, and also the second minister level official to be investigated after the 20th CPC National Congress. On October 20, 2023, the Commission for Discipline Inspection of Guizhou Province reported that An Jiuxiong, then the secretary of Qiandongnan Prefecture Party Committee of Guizhou Province (once the executive deputy secretary-general of Guizhou Provincial Party Committee and the secretary of the Party Committee of the department), was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law. A week later, the Guizhou Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection once again released the news that Chen Liping, then the deputy director of the General Office of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and laws. Guizhou procuratorial organ has decided to arrest him on May 21, 2024. It is reported that An Jiuxiong and Chen Liping were once subordinates of Sun Zhigang.
Engaging in "Seven Haves"
appoint people by favouritism
According to the news on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission on February 5, 2024, Sun Zhigang, the former vice chairman of the Finance and Economics Commission of the National People's Congress and the former secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, was expelled from the Party for serious violations of discipline and laws.
It was reported that Sun Zhigang lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original mission, violated the political principle of "two safeguards", and failed to implement the major decisions and arrangements of the CPC Central Committee. He was not effective in implementing the "seven haves", cronyism, ineffective in performing the main responsibility of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party, and engaged in unorganized activities in the investigation of cadres to counter organizational review; Ignoring the spirit of the eight point central regulations, occupying more housing in violation of regulations, seeking special treatment in terms of living security, accepting banquets and travel arrangements that may affect the fair performance of official duties; Violating organizational principles, failing to truthfully report personal matters, and failing to truthfully explain problems when organizing correspondence; The bottom line of integrity has been breached, gifts and cash gifts have been received in violation of regulations, large returns have been obtained through private lending, and the influence of their positions has been used to help their sub businesses; Intervention and intervention in judicial activities; Pay no attention to family style construction, and lose control and education of spouses and children; Alienate the public power given by the Party and the people into a tool for personal gain, collect money and wealth wantonly, make use of his position to make profits for others in project contracting, share subscription and other aspects, and illegally accept huge amounts of property.
Sun Zhigang seriously violated the Party's political discipline, organizational discipline, integrity discipline, work discipline and life discipline, constituted a serious duty violation and was suspected of accepting bribes, and after the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he did not stop or stop, which was serious in nature and had a bad impact, so he should be dealt with seriously. In accordance with the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China, the Supervision Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on Administrative Punishment of Public Officials and other relevant provisions, after discussion at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and reported to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China for approval, Sun Zhigang was decided to be expelled from the Party; Cancel the treatment they enjoy according to regulations; Confiscate their illegal gains; The suspected crime shall be transferred to the procuratorial organ for examination and prosecution according to law, and the property involved shall be transferred together.
