Recently, the China Judgment Documents Network published the first-instance criminal judgment of Hu Zhiguo, the former member of the Party Committee of the Changsha Public Security Bureau and the former head of the Economic Crime Investigation Detachment, in the bribery case.The verdict shows that he once inquired about the case of Xiang Junbo, the former chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, on behalf of a businessman.
According to public records, Hu Zhiguo was born in Xiangxiang County, Hunan Province on February 5, 1962. He has worked in the public security system of Changsha since 1995. In December 2012, he served as the head of the Economic Crime Investigation Detachment of the Changsha Public Security Bureau.Member of the Party Committee of the Public Security Bureau.
As an old policeman who has been in the police force for 40 years, he has repeatedly made military achievements in the field of combating economic crimes. He has won the title of second-class hero model in the national public security system, won second-class personal merit once, and won third-class merit and advanced worker many times..In 2015, as a representative of public security heroes, he was invited to Tiananmen Square and participated in the military parade for the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
In September 2017, he was sacked for serious violations of discipline; in April this year, he was double-opened; on December 13, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for accepting 8.614 million yuan in bribes.
Earlier, the China Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision News reported that Li, the chairman of an investment company, was the businessman with the deepest relationship with Hu Zhiguo and the longest time of care.During the 15 years from June 2002 to September 2017, Hu Zhiguo abused his power many times to provide convenience and care for Li in changing compulsory measures, withdrawing the case, and investigating the case.
According to the trial document and the China Fund News report, Li is Li Guangrong, chairman of Tehua Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.In April this year, the listed company Jingda Co., Ltd. issued an announcement that Li Guangrong was arrested by the Wangcheng District People's Procuratorate of Changsha City on suspicion of bribery.
The trial documents show that Hu Zhiguo had helped Li Guangrong investigate many cases in the economic field.According to Li Guangrong's testimony: Hu Zhiguo helped him find out about the case involving Che, chairman of CMIG, and Xiang, the former chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.
According to public information, Xiang was the former chairman of the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Xiang Junbo, who was sacked in April 2017; in June this year, Xiang Junbo's bribery case opened in Changzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu.
According to the testimony of Yi 1, Li Guangrong's subordinate and the actual custodian of Shenzhen Hua'an Hotel: Li Guangrong asked Hu Zhiguo to inquire about the involvement of Dong 1, chairman of CMIG, and Wang 3, chairman of Haitong Securities.
While Hu Zhiguo investigated the case for Li Guangrong, recovered debts, and dismissed the case, Li Guangrong also gave Hu Zhiguo feedback.
According to the China Disciplinary Inspection and Supervision News, Hu Zhiguo’s wife, Xiao, likes to travel abroad. From 2014 to 2017, Hu Zhiguo asked Li Guangrong to arrange for his wife and son to travel abroad every year. He went to five or six countries successively, and Li Guangrong borne all the expenses.
The report also stated that since 1997, Hu Zhiguo began to accept red envelopes and gift money in violation of regulations. Even he himself expressed emotion: I have to be given everything at home except salt.Over the years, there have been no more than 10 dinners that I really paid for by myself. I have not paid a penny for the cigarettes I smoked, the alcohol I drank, and even the medicine I took.
The scope of Hu Zhiguo’s wealth collection involves all aspects of basic necessities of life, such as huge amounts of cash, real estate, cars, decoration, travel, as small as vehicle insurance, mobile phones, clothes, cosmetics, food, wine, vegetables, and even the banquet for his parents’ 80th birthday party.Money, relatives and friends went to Taiwan to attend the daughter's wedding expenses, all asked the boss to pay the bill.Every Chinese New Year, the businessman would send him well-prepared New Year’s goods, such as melon seeds, peanuts, and candies.
In addition, he only smokes Da Chong Jiu, drinks only Martell Cordon Bleu, and often patronizes a table for meals. The local chickens must be raised in the country for two years, and the fish must be wild in the river.Beginning in 2006, he often went to Beijing, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and other places to play golf with some businessmen and friends. After the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, he also asked his boss three times to arrange to play golf in Shenzhen and other places.All round-trip expenses are paid by the owner.He took a fancy to a certain brand of sportswear, and his businessman friend Yan sent someone to Singapore to buy 10 pieces for him at a time.
In the confession, Hu Zhiguo described himself as self-righteous and gangster-like.He likes his colleagues to call him the boss and his friends to call him the boss.
Greed is really a devil, how did I become a devil?Party spirit, principles, and discipline were all left behind by me.Hu Zhiguo said in his confession.
