Original title: Wang Yongjiang, the former head of the Propaganda Department in Heze, Shandong, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes at the first instance

According to the People's Procuratorate of Shandong Province, on the morning of September 6, the case of Wang Yongjiang, former member of the Standing Committee of the Heze Municipal Party Committee and head of the Propaganda Department, who was prosecuted by the People's Procuratorate of Zibo City, Shandong Province, was publicly pronounced in the Intermediate People's Court of Zibo City.The court confirmed all the facts that the procuratorial organ accused Wang Yongjiang of accepting bribes of more than 10.42 million yuan, and sentenced him to 11 years in prison for the crime of accepting bribes, and fined him 1 million yuan.

The prosecution charged that from 2004 to 2017, the defendant Wang Yongjiang used his positions as deputy county magistrate, acting county magistrate, county magistrate, secretary of the Shanxian County Party Committee of the Communist Party of China, member of the Standing Committee of the Heze Municipal Party Committee, and head of the Propaganda Department of the Shanxian County People's Government of Heze City from 2004 to 2017.For the convenience of a company in Shan County, a group company, the party secretary of a certain town, and other units and individuals in handling land procedures, payment of government support funds, project contracting, job promotion, etc., illegally accepting the above-mentionedA total of 10.422685 million yuan of property was given by units and individuals.

The Zibo Intermediate People's Court held that the defendant, Wang Yongjiang, as a state employee, took advantage of his position to illegally accept other people's property and seek benefits for others. The amount was extremely huge, which constituted the crime of accepting bribes according to law.Defendant Wang Yongjiang voluntarily confessed most of the criminal facts that the organization has not yet grasped. He has confessed circumstances and actively returned part of the stolen money. He can be given a lighter punishment according to law.Judgment: Wang Yongjiang was guilty of accepting bribes and sentenced to 11 years in prison and a fine of one million yuan; 7 gold bars, 2 gold nuggets, 1 gold ingot, 1 Volkswagen POLO car, and a ToyotaOne Prado off-road vehicle, RMB 4,462,405, was recovered, and the seizure authority turned it over to the state treasury, and the insufficient part continued to be recovered.

After the judgment of the first instance was pronounced, the defendant Wang Yongjiang made it clear in court that he would not appeal.(Beijing Youth Daily reporter Li Tiezhu)