The Second Intermediate People's Court of Shanghai, China publicly pronounced the sentence of the former deputy secretary of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China and the former governor of the Fujian Provincial People's Government Su Shulin in the first instance this morning.Thirteen years in prison and a fine of three million yuan (RMB, the same below, approximately SGD 600,000); sentenced to seven years in prison for the crime of abuse of power by state-owned enterprise personnel, and decided to implement 16 years in prison and a fine of threemillion dollar.Su Shulin's property and its fruits obtained by accepting bribes shall be recovered and turned over to the state treasury.

According to The Paper, the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court held a private trial on May 11, 2018, in view of the fact that the criminal facts and evidence in the Su Shulin case involved state secrets.The trial found that: from 1997 to 2013, the defendant Su Shulin successively took advantage of his position in various units, as well as the convenience formed by his authority and status, to assist relevant units or individuals in matters such as business operations and job adjustments.Provided help online, directly or through their relatives illegally accepted property from relevant personnel, totaling RMB 36.221215 million.From 2008 to 2009, when the defendant Su Shulin served as secretary of the party group and general manager of China Petrochemical Corporation, he abused his power in the process of acquiring related overseas projects, causing particularly heavy losses to national interests.

In this regard, the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court held that the defendant Su Shulin's behavior constituted the crime of accepting bribes and the crime of abuse of power by state-owned enterprise personnel.In view of Su Shulin’s bribery crime, 6 million yuan is an attempted crime, and after he came to the case, he was able to truthfully confess his crime, voluntarily confessed most of the facts of the bribery crime that the case-handling agency has not yet grasped, pleaded guilty and repented, actively returned the stolen money, and recovered all the bribed money, has statutory and discretionary circumstances for a lighter punishment, and shall be given a lighter punishment for the crime of accepting bribes in accordance with the law.The court then made the above judgment.

After review, it was found that:

From 1997 to 2013, the defendant Su Shulin successively used his positions as assistant to the director, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, and executive deputy director of the Daqing Petroleum Administration Bureau, secretary of the Party Committee, chairman, and general manager of Daqing Oilfield Co., Ltd., vice president of China National Petroleum Corporation,Director, Senior Vice President, Member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy General Manager of China National Petroleum Corporation, Member of the Standing Committee of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, Director of the Organization Department, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and General Manager of China Petrochemical Corporation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Fujian Province of the Communist Party of ChinaThe convenience of the deputy secretary of the provincial party committee, the acting governor of the Fujian Provincial People's Government, and the governor of the province, as well as the convenience formed by using their powers and status, provide assistance to relevant units or individuals in matters such as business operations and job adjustments, directlyOr illegally received property from relevant personnel through his relatives, totaling RMB 36.221215 million.From 2008 to 2009, when defendant Su Shulin served as secretary of the party group and general manager of China Petrochemical Corporation, he abused his power in the process of acquiring related overseas projects, causing particularly heavy losses to national interests.

The Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court held that the defendant Su Shulin's behavior constituted the crime of accepting bribes and the crime of abuse of power by state-owned enterprise personnel.In view of Su Shulin’s bribery crimes, 6 million yuan is an attempted crime, and after he came to the case, he was able to truthfully confess his crimes, voluntarily confessed most of the facts of the bribery crimes that the case-handling agency has not yet grasped, pleaded guilty and repented, actively returned the stolen money, and recovered all the bribed money, has statutory and discretionary circumstances for a lighter punishment, and shall be given a lighter punishment for the crime of accepting bribes in accordance with the law.The court then made the above judgment.