Sun Zhigang, the former secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Guizhou Province, started the first trial on Wednesday (August 14).EssenceSun Zhigang expressed his confession in court.

According to CCTV news reports, the Tianjin Second Intermediate People's Court opened the court on Wednesday first instance and tried the former deputy chairman of the 13th National People's Congress Finance and Economic Committee, and the former secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee Sun Zhigang.

70 -year -old Sun Zhigang was investigated last August and was expelled from the party in February this year.He has served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Hubei Provincial Party Committee and Secretary -General, a member of the Standing Committee of the Anhui Provincial Party Committee and Vice Governor, a member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission, Deputy Secretary and Governor of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee, and the Standing Committee of the Guizhou Provincial People's Congress.Director, deputy chairman of the 13th National People's Congress Finance and Economic Committee.

The Second Branch of the Tianjin People's Procuratorate sued accusations, from the second half of 2002 to August 2023, Sun Zhigang used the convenience of the above position, as wellProjects, subscribed shares, contracting projects, real estate development and other matters provide help, directly or directly or through the property given by the above units and individuals directly or through others, a total of more than 813 million yuan.

CCTV reported that during the trial, the procuratorial organs showed relevant evidence. The defendant Sun Zhigang and his defender conducted a cross -examination.In court, he pleaded guilty.The court will be pronounced on -date.

More than 20 people from the People's Congress, members of the CPPCC, journalists and people from all walks of life listened to trial.