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On December 21, 2023, the Intermediate People's Court of Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, openly tried the case of Yi Pengfei, former member of the party group and vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and abuse of power.
The People's Procuratorate of Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, alleges: From 2003 to 2022, the defendant Yi Pengfei took advantage of his position as deputy director of the former Hunan Provincial Development Planning Commission, mayor of Huaihua City, mayor of Loudi City, secretary of the Chenzhou Municipal Party Committee, and vice chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, as well as the facilitation of the formation of authority or status, to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in matters such as project contracting, enterprise operation, and fund application. From 2005 to 2023, Yi Pengfei illegally received property totaling more than 81.4 million yuan, either directly or through others. From April 2019 to October 2020, when Yi Pengfei served as secretary of the Chenzhou Municipal Party Committee, in the course of investment promotion, he clearly knew that the preferential land transfer policies requested by the relevant companies violated the provisions prohibiting zero land price and disguised return of land transfer fees, and when the relevant personnel clearly raised objections, he arbitrarily decided to return the land transfer money in violation of regulations, resulting in a total loss of public property of RMB 4More than 4.8 billion yuan. The procuratorate requested that Yi Pengfei be investigated for criminal responsibility for the crime of ** and abuse of power.
During the trial, the procuratorate presented relevant evidence, the defendant Yi Pengfei and his defender conducted cross-examination, the prosecution and defense fully expressed their opinions under the auspices of the court, and Yi Pengfei made a final statement and pleaded guilty and repented in court. At the end of the trial, the court announced an adjournment and announced the verdict at a later date.
More than 30 people, including deputies to the National People's Congress, members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and people from all walks of life, attended the trial.