On May 23, 2024, the first instance of Chongqing Fifth Intermediate People's Court held a public hearing to hear the case of Li Zaiyong, the former member of the Party Leadership Group and vice chairman of the CPPCC Guizhou Provincial Committee, taking bribes and abusing his power.
The Fifth Branch of the Chongqing Municipal People's Procuratorate alleges that from 1998 to 2023, the defendant Li Zaiyong served as the secretary of the Honghuagang District Party Committee of Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, the standing member and deputy governor of Qiandongnan Prefecture Party Committee, the deputy secretary of Tongren Prefecture Party Committee, the executive commissioner, the deputy secretary and mayor of Guiyang Municipal Party Committee, the secretary of Liupanshui Municipal Party Committee, the standing member and secretary-general of Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, the standing member of Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, the secretary of Guiyang Municipal Party Committee, the standing member of Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, the standing member of Guizhou Provincial Party Committee The conveniences of vice governors and other positions, as well as the conveniences formed by their powers or positions, provide assistance to relevant individuals in project contracting, land acquisition, project planning approval and other matters, and illegally receive property from others, amounting to more than 432 million yuan. From 2014 to 2017, when Li Zaiyong was the Secretary of Liupanshui Municipal Party Committee and the Director of Liupanshui Municipal Commission of Urban and Rural Planning and Construction, he knew that blindly implementing relevant tourism development projects would inevitably break through the ecological red line and occupy farmland, forest land and water sources, and still violated relevant laws and regulations and forced construction to start despite the clear objection of relevant personnel, And instructed us to continue to promote the project through debt financing. By the time of the crime, the project has paid project financing interest and other expenses totaling more than 914 million yuan, illegally occupied more than 105 hectares of forest land, cultivated land, permanent basic farmland, grassland and other land, and damaged the ecological environment, causing economic losses of more than 86.45 million yuan. The procuratorial organ proposed to investigate Li Zaiyong's criminal responsibility for the crime of accepting bribes and abusing power.
During the trial, the procuratorial organ showed relevant evidence, the defendant Li Zaiyong and his defender conducted cross examination, the prosecution and the defense fully expressed their opinions under the auspices of the court, Li Zaiyong made the final statement, and pleaded guilty in court.
At the end of the trial, the court announced an adjournment and decided to pronounce a sentence.
More than 20 deputies to the National People's Congress, CPPCC members and people from all walks of life attended the trial.
