On May 25, the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission released news——
Xu Gui, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and is currently subject to disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission.
Picture of Xu Gui presiding over the meeting
Previously, the website of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau showed that Xu, male, Han nationality, was born in October 1964, a master of law, and a member of the Communist Party of China. He is currently a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration. In charge of the Development and Planning Department, the Financial Management and Supervision Department (Audit Department), the E-cigarette Supervision and Management Leading Group Office, the Tobacco Economic Information Center, China Tobacco Company, China Tobacco Sales Company, and China Tobacco Business Logistics Co., Ltd.
Xu 㼆 Resume
On May 14, he also investigated in Hebei Tobacco Monopoly Bureau (company), We visited some retail customers in Shijiazhuang and listened to the work report of Hebei Provincial Bureau (Company).
In the afternoon of May 25, Xu's personal information was removed from the "Leadership Information" on the website of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration.
"Leadership Information" on the website of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration
It is worth mentioning that last month, on April 22, Ling Chengxing, the former director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, who relied on cigarettes to earn money, was expelled from the Party. He was born in October 1957, resigned as Director of the National Tobacco Monopoly Administration in July 2018, and was investigated in October 2023.
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"Tobacco Tiger" took 900 million bribes and was detained. The colleague who drank 50 years of Moutai on the same day won a lifetime
On March 22, 70 year old "tobacco tiger" He Zehua stood in the dock of Dalian Intermediate People's Court in Liaoning Province for trial ten years after retirement.
He Zehua has worked in the tobacco industry for more than 20 years. He once served as the Deputy Director of Jiangsu Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, the Secretary and Director of the Party Leadership Group of Anhui Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, and the General Manager of Anhui China Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd. He became the Deputy Director of the National Tobacco Monopoly Bureau in July 2003, retired in March 2014, was investigated in January 2023, was expelled from the Party in July, and was transferred to the prosecutor for arrest and prosecution.
Today, the Dalian People's Procuratorate accused He Zehua of taking bribes amounting to more than 943 million yuan, and 1.47 million yuan by taking advantage of his influence after retirement. He Zehua pleaded guilty in court. The case will be sentenced on an optional date.
He Zehua took bribes amounting to 943 million yuan
once Served as Deputy Director of the National Tobacco Monopoly Bureau for nearly 11 years
Public information shows that He Zehua was born in 1954 in Huaiyin, Jiangsu Province. In 1991, He Zehua was transferred from the deputy county head of Huaiyin County to the factory director of Huaiyin Cigarette Factory. Since then, he has entered the tobacco industry, and later served as the deputy director and deputy manager of Jiangsu Tobacco Monopoly Bureau (Company). He has worked in Jiangsu tobacco industry for seven years.
Today, the prosecution accused He Zehua of taking bribes since 1998, when he was the deputy director of Jiangsu Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. Since then, he has been corrupt.
In August 1998, He Zehua was transferred to the post of Party Secretary of Hefei University of Economics and Technology. After a short transition, he returned to the tobacco industry again. In January 2000, he became the Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of Anhui Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, and later served as the General Manager of Anhui China Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd.
In July 2003, He Zehua was appointed Deputy Director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration until his retirement in March 2014. By January 2023, it was found that He Zehua had retired for nearly 9 years.
In July 2023, He Zehua was expelled from the Party and later transferred to the prosecutor for arrest and prosecution.
According to the report of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission, after investigation, He Zehua lost his ideals and beliefs, abandoned his original mission, was disloyal to the Party and dishonest, and deliberately opposed organizational review; Disregard the spirit of the eight point central regulation, illegally participate in public banquets, and accept banquets arranged by private entrepreneurs in the tobacco system; Violating the organizational principle, seeking benefits for others and accepting property in the selection and appointment of cadres; The selfish desire is inflated, greedy, and has been operating businesses in violation of regulations for a long time to grab huge economic benefits. After retirement, he still uses the influence of his original position to make profits for his relatives; Public tools for private use, alienate the public power and tobacco resources in their hands into tools for private interests, vigorously engage in power and money transactions, use their positions to make profits for others' on-the-job promotion, employee recruitment, tobacco business contracting and other aspects, and illegally accept huge amounts of property.
Pictures of He Zehua at the time of trial According to CCTV News
Accepting bribes of more than 940 million yuan, pleading guilty and repenting in court
Today, the Dalian Intermediate People's Court opened its first instance to hear the case of He Zehua, a former member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, taking bribes and taking advantage of his influence.
The Dalian People's Procuratorate alleges that from 1998 to 2023, the defendant He Zehua successively took advantage of his position as a member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director (deputy manager) of Jiangsu Tobacco Monopoly Bureau (Company), secretary, director and manager of the Party Leadership Group of Anhui Tobacco Monopoly Bureau (Company), general manager of Anhui China Tobacco Industry Corporation, member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the National Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, It has provided assistance to relevant units and individuals in enterprise operation, business contracting, rank promotion, employee recruitment, etc., and illegally received property from others, amounting to 943 million yuan.
From 2014 to 2016, He Zehua, after leaving his post, took advantage of the power or position of the former member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, the member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director (Deputy Manager) of the Jiangsu Tobacco Monopoly Bureau (Company) and other conveniences, and through the behavior of other national staff, contracted The bank solicited deposits and other aspects to seek illegitimate interests, and illegally received property from others, amounting to more than 1.47 million yuan. The procuratorial organ proposed to investigate He Zehua's criminal responsibility with the crime of accepting bribes and the crime of taking bribes by using influence.
During the trial, the procuratorial organ showed relevant evidence, the defendant He Zehua and his defender conducted cross examination, the prosecution and the defense fully expressed their opinions under the auspices of the court, and He Zehua made the final statement to plead guilty and repent in court. The court adjourned the hearing and gave a verdict.
Several "tobacco tigers" have been killed in recent years
The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration was established in 1984, and has one set of institutions and two brands with the China National Tobacco Corporation. After being managed by the Ministry of Light Industry, the National Economic and Trade Commission and the National Development and Reform Commission, it has been under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology since 2008.
In recent years, with the deepening of anti-corruption in the tobacco system, since 2019, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has killed four "big tigers" of the National Tobacco Monopoly Bureau.
In February 2019, Zhao Hongshun, then a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, was investigated;
In May 2021, Pan Jiahua, the head of the discipline inspection team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the former member of the Party Leadership Group of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, was investigated;
In January 2023, He Zehua, former member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, was investigated;
On October 23, 2023, Ling Chengxing, former secretary of the Party Leadership Group and director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, was investigated.
During his 11 years as Deputy Director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (July 2003 March 2014), He Zehua has worked with other three people.
At that time, Pan Jiahua was appointed as the "head" of discipline inspection of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. He stepped down in 2012 and was investigated nine years after retirement. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission reported that Pan Jiahua was greedy for pleasure and lived extravagantly; They have no respect for discipline and law, rely on cigarettes to eat cigarettes, take advantage of their positions to seek profits for others in enterprise management and other aspects, and illegally accept huge amounts of property. The journal China Discipline Inspection and Supervision disclosed that it relied on cigarettes to eat cigarettes, and used "shadow companies" and "revolving doors" of government and business to seek private interests for individuals and families. In April 2023, Pan Jiahua was sentenced to 11 years in the first instance, and was found to have accepted more than 16.98 million yuan in bribes.
After He Zehua was transferred from the "top leader" of Anhui Tobacco Monopoly Bureau to Beijing in 2003, Zhao Hongshun, then the deputy director of the Economic Operation Department of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, went south to Anhui and served as the deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group of Anhui Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. He returned to the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau in 2006, was appointed as a member of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau in October 2011, and took office in February 2019. The TV feature film "Zhengfeng Anti Corruption Beside" revealed that Zhao Hongshun loved to drink Maotai wine, borrowed three houses from his subordinates and private entrepreneurs, and placed more than 2900 bottles of Maotai wine. On the day he was detained, he received a banquet at noon to drink a bottle of Maotai for 50 years. When he arrived at the land, he snored loudly. On June 18, 2020, Zhao Hongshun, who embezzled 90.32 million yuan, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Zhao Hongshun has been sentenced to life imprisonment
From the perspective of the amount of corruption, He Zehua admitted to taking bribes in court today, which was more than 900 million yuan. The amount of bribery was far more than that of Pan Jiahua and Zhao Hongshun who had been sentenced, more than ten times that of Zhao Hongshun who had been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Ling Chengxing was the last to fall.
In May 2013, Ling Chengxing was transferred from the standing member of the Jiangxi Provincial Party Committee and the executive vice governor to the post of secretary of the Party Leadership Group and director of the National Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, becoming the head boss of He Zehua and Zhao Hongshun. Ling Chengxing has been in charge of the National Tobacco Monopoly Bureau for five years, stepped down in July 2018, and was investigated five years after retirement.
In October 2023, the eighth inspection group of the Central Committee entered the party group of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau to carry out inspection work. Only a few days after entering, on October 23, Ling Chengxing, the former secretary of the party group and director of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, was investigated. Ling Chengxing is the highest ranking official of the National Tobacco Monopoly Bureau since its establishment.
Ling Chengxing is still undergoing disciplinary review and supervision investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has not yet released the investigation results of him.
In addition to these "big tobacco tigers", there were also some officials in the tobacco system investigated last year, including Zhang Hong, the former director of the Science and Technology Department of the National Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, Li Benjian, the former department level cadre of Jiangxi Tobacco Monopoly Bureau (Company), Song Chunhua, the former deputy general manager and chief accountant of China Tobacco Machinery Group Co., Ltd., and the former secretary and director of the Party Leadership Group of Guangdong Tobacco Monopoly Bureau (Company) Zheng Wei, General Manager, Yu Jinxiang, then a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of Anhui Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, etc.
In 2024, the anti-corruption in the tobacco field will not stop. On January 1, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission published an article on its website, "Deeply promote the high-quality development of the discipline inspection and supervision work of the new journey and resolutely win the protracted war of anti-corruption struggle", which still positioned tobacco as a prominent key area.
At the beginning of 2024, two people in the tobacco system will fall down. On January 2, Cheng Hualiang, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy General Manager of Anhui China Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd., was investigated for serious violations of discipline and laws; On January 8, Xu Weihua, former director of the Economic Operation Department of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, was investigated for serious violations of discipline and laws.
