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Written by: Tao Jiaxin
2019-12-18 07:15
Last updated: 2019-12-18 07:15The Xindi case, known as the Century-related Corruption Case, including the former Chief Secretary for Administration, Xu Shiren, all four convicted defendants have completed their sentences.
Xu Shiren was the first senior official to be involved in the crime of corruption since the reunification of Hong Kong. The judgment of the Court of Final Appeal stated that sometimes bribery is more euphemistic, just some "sweetness" in exchange for preferential treatment, but it is already a "hidden word" for corruption.
The "sweetness" statement also appeared in hearings involving senior government officials, such as the former Chief Executive Tsang Yam-kuen in a corruption case, and the former Deputy Secretary-General of the Economic Development and Labour Bureau, Feng Yongye, who received Aunt He Hongyi, Macau's "gambler," 510,000 In the case of Yuan as a deposit for a luxury home, the prosecution has quoted "sweetness".
After reviewing the information, in the past, there were 7 former senior government officials who had been involved in corruption scandals. Some people went to jail and went to jail. Some people had been involved in lawsuits for years. The ultimate appeal was successfully acquitted. In some cases, the Department of Justice decided not to prosecute.
Inventory of seven former senior government officials and management slaughterers who have been involved in the corruption scandal. Some of them have been jailed, some have been involved in lawsuits and have been successful in their ultimate appeal for many years. There are also cases in which the Department of Justice did not prosecute after being investigated. (Profile picture)
[Former senior government officials who have filed ICAC cases]
Former Deputy Secretary-General of Economic Development and Labour, Feng Yongye
The husband of Feng Chengshuyi, director of the Office of Innovation and Coordination, and Feng Yongye, the former deputy secretary general of the Economic Development and Labor Bureau, received a $ 510,000 "sweetness" from Aunt Wang Chenwanyu during her tenure in the government in 2004 as a deposit for the purchase of a mid-level luxury home but did not There were declarations, and at the time Feng Yongye was responsible for approving the air rights issues of the airlines related to Chen, etc., involving 8 abuses of privileges.
After the case was revealed by the media, Feng and Chen were sued by the ICAC in 2018. This year, the trial began in the District Court. At the hearing, they had 13 years of "underground love" relationship. Xie Tianci, a nephew who bet Bai Hehong, also appeared in court. Testify. The two were not convicted of accepting benefits and providing benefits, but Feng Yongye was convicted of misconduct by a public official and sentenced to 9 months in prison. Feng Yongye applied to the High Court for bail pending an appeal on October 24.
Former Chief Executive Liang Zhenying
Liang Zhenying was alleged to have involved in the negotiation with the Australian company UGL of the acquisition of DTZ's holding company DTZ at the end of 2011. The agreement charged 50 million yuan. Part of the money was collected when he served as the Chief Executive, but there was no declaration of interest, which triggered up to 4 years. dispute. During the period, the Legislative Council set up a special investigation committee for the incident, but Zhou Haoding, the vice chairman of the committee and the DAB, was revealed to allow Liang Zhenying to modify the documents submitted to the committee, which involved interference in parliamentary investigations.
The Department of Justice issued a statement in December last year stating that neither case was prosecuted, but it did not follow the previous practice of seeking independent legal opinions on cases involving senior officials. The Bar Association issued a statement criticizing the Department of Justice's lack of legal opinions on third parties. Former criminal prosecutor Jiang Leshi also said that the incident may bring public perception of prejudice or conflict of interest. The Department of Justice requires external legal advice .
Former Chief Executive Donald Tsang
Former Chief Executive Tsang Yam-kuen was accused from January 1, 2010 to June 30, 2012, as the Chief Executive and Chairman of the Executive Council, to participate in the processing of three applications including the license of Xiongtao Broadcasting, without reporting to the guild that he was then He is negotiating with Xiongtao shareholder Huang Chubiao on the lease of Shenzhen Donghai Garden Property. He has been charged with two counts of misconduct of public officials and one count of accepting interest by the Chief Executive. He disputed whether Zeng Yinquan knew the crimes. As a result, Zeng Yinquan was convicted of one misconduct and sentenced to 20 months in prison.
The prosecution re-tried the Chief Executive's acceptance of the crime of interest, but ultimately failed to reach a large number of rulings, and the prosecution did not raise a retrial case. The Appeals Tribunal reduced his sentence to 12 months in 2018. After being released from prison, he finally appealed in June this year, and his conviction was revoked by the Court of Final Appeal.
Former Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Tang Xianming
Former Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Tang Xianming was complained in 2013 of suspected foreign visits, remuneration, and gift overruns during his tenure, and he suspected that he would give gifts to mainland officials in exchange for the position of CPPCC member. After more than two years of investigation by the ICAC, the Department of Justice stated that the evidence was insufficient and decided not to prosecute. The ICAC also decided not to investigate again. Criminal Prosecutor Yang Jiaxiong emphasized that non-prosecution does not represent identification with Tang Xianming.
In a statement issued by the ICAC, it was mentioned that a number of improvement measures have been implemented to take advantage of the case, including the prohibition of drinking alcohol on official business and the strengthening of internal supervision, and disciplinary or administrative sanctions against offenders in accordance with established guidelines.
Former Chief Secretary for Administration Xu Shiren
The former Chief Secretary for Administration, Xu Shiren, received a case from Sun Hung Kai Properties' senior management before and after taking office. The case was reported by an anonymous letter. The case stated that before and after he took up the post of Chief Secretary for Administration, Xu Shiren detoured from the high-rise of SHKP to obtain 8.5 million yuan and 11.18 million yuan, and rent the Leighton Hill mansion without rent. The hearing lasted 7 months and was concluded in December 2014. The jury finally convicted Xu Shiren, Guo Bingjiang, Chen Juyuan and Guan Xiongsheng of conspiring to misconduct public officials and conspiring to provide benefits to public officials. After five to seven and a half years in prison, the court also ordered the return of 111.818 million yuan to the government.
Of the five defendants, only Guo Binglian pleaded not guilty. In June 2017, the Court of Final Appeal sentenced and upheld the original sentence of four people, mentioning that public officials trapped themselves in a "golden shackle", and their independence was completely weakened.
Former Director of Development Bureau
After being appointed as the Secretary for Development in 2012, McKee Guang was revealed by the media that he and the former assistant director of the Highways Department, Zeng Jingwen, leased units held by each other in the North Point City Garden from 1985 to 1990, and won the government. The rent is about 700,000 yuan. The Independent Commission Against Corruption arrested the two people less than half a month after the report. Mai announced his resignation on the same day and took office for only 12 days, becoming the government's shortest-term official.
The two were later charged with conspiracy to defraud the government and misrepresentations. The District Court ruled that the two men were convicted of six counts. Mai was sentenced to 8 months in prison and suspended for two years. In 2016, the Court of Final Appeal sentenced them to the appeal and was convicted.
Chen Qiuda, Former Chief Building Services Engineer, Housing Department
Chen Qiuda, the former chief building equipment engineer of the Housing Department, is the father of singer Eason Chan. He was in charge of the tendering of equipment and engineering for multiple housing estates, but was revealed to have received a total of 3 million yuan in bribes from contractors and suppliers. The accused public official accepted the crime of interest and was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2004. He was the highest-ranking directorate officer at the time. The case was later appealed and the case was re-examined in 2006, but he was still sentenced to 6 years in prison, saying that he received a total of about 1.5 million yuan from June 2000 to August 2001 and had to return a total of 104 bribes to the Housing Authority. Ten thousand yuan, while the sixty thousand yuan cash seized by the ICAC in its office was confiscated.
The judge of the High Court pointed out that Chen Qiuda's corruption, such as spider webs, extended bribes to all sides, a serious breach of integrity. In 2008, Chen Qiuda, who was diagnosed with liver cancer, was released on parole.
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