Defendant Yu Haiyan was sentenced to 15 years in prison for accepting bribes and fined RMB 6 million; the property and fruits obtained by Yu Haiyan from accepting bribes shall be recovered and turned over to the state treasury

Today (July 18), the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court of Chongqing publicly announced the case of Yu Haiyan, former member of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and former vice-governor of the Provincial People's Government, and sentenced the defendant to 15 years in prison for accepting bribes, and a fine of RMB 6 million was imposed; the property and its fruits obtained by Yu Haiyan from accepting bribes shall be recovered and turned over to the state treasury.

According to the client of People’s Daily, it was found through trial that: From 1998 to 2016, the defendant Yu Haiyan used his positions as the director, deputy general manager and chief engineer, general manager, and chairman of the steelmaking plant of Jiuquan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the Gansu Provincial People's Government, Vice Governor of the Gansu Provincial People's Government, Member of the Standing Committee of the Gansu Provincial Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, Secretary of the Lanzhou Municipal Party Committee, etc., provide relevant units and individuals in product sales, project contracting, real estate development andSeeking benefits in matters such as job adjustment and promotion, he received property from relevant units and individuals directly or through his wife Li Yanhua, totaling more than 65.63 million yuan.

Chongqing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court held that the defendant Yu Haiyan's behavior constituted the crime of accepting bribes.In view of the fact that part of Yu Haiyan’s acceptance of bribes from Du Jianming was an attempted crime, and after she arrived at the case, she was able to truthfully confess her crime, voluntarily confessed some of the criminal facts that the organization had not yet grasped, pleaded guilty and repented, actively returned the stolen money, and all the stolen money and stolen goods have been recovered.According to the law, he can be given a lighter punishment.The court then made the above judgment.Yu Haiyan said she accepted the verdict and accepted the verdict without appealing.