Strengthen the joint investigation of bribery and improve the joint punishment mechanism for key bribers
Increase the intensity of punishment for bribery
The Shishi Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Fujian Province adheres to the investigation of bribery together, accurately grasps the definition standards of improper interests and the scope of recovery of improper property interests in the process of case trial, urges and guides the case undertaking department to recover the improper income of bribers, and resolutely cuts off the "hunting". Photo by Lin Zhicheng.
At the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Commission for Discipline Inspection, the general secretary pointed out that it is necessary to intensify the punishment of bribery. Strictly investigate and deal with those who always pull cadres into the water and endanger one party, and report typical cases to set a positive example and set an example. Increase the force of recovery and correction of improper benefits obtained from bribery. When deploying this year's key work, the Third Plenary Session emphasized, "Strengthen the joint investigation of bribery, and improve the joint punishment mechanism for key bribers." ”
Bribery is not investigated, ** more than that. Discipline inspection and supervision organs at all levels have a deep grasp of the political harm of bribery, persist in investigating and curbing bribery together, constantly improve the joint punishment mechanism for key bribers, reduce the space for "hunting" and being "hunted", and resolutely eradicate the soil and conditions for corruption.
The unscrupulous "hunting" of party members and cadres by bribers is an important reason why the current increase in corruption still occurs
In 2023, a total of 1 bribe-giver will be filed by discipline inspection and supervision organs across the country70,000 people, 3,389 transferred to the procuratorate. This data demonstrates the clear attitude and firm determination of the discipline inspection and supervision organs to severely punish the crime of bribery.
Judging from the bribery cases we have investigated and handled, the problem of bribe-givers paying bribes repeatedly and bribing multiple people is common. Chen Congqing, a cadre of the Fifth Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, said.
Wang Moumou, the legal representative of a construction company in Hangzhou. From 2015 to 2019, without any construction qualifications, Wang Moumou illegally undertook a number of engineering projects in a township in Xiaoshan District by borrowing the qualifications of other enterprises. In order to seek improper benefits in project contracting, supervision and project payment settlement, Wang Moumou has repeatedly sent property to the town party committee and ** staff, including the then director of the town agricultural office, the director of the town finance office, the person in charge of the town bidding center, the deputy mayor, and the secretary of the town party committee and other 7 people (all handled in separate cases), with a total value of more than 1.44 million yuan.
In July 2020, the Xiaoshan District Supervisory Committee filed a case for investigation against Wang. On January 18, 2021, Wang Moumou was transferred to the procuratorate for review and prosecution, and was finally sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined 200,000 yuan for the crime of offering bribes. In addition to Wang, there were 6 other bribe-givers involved in the case, all of whom have been criminally punished.
The targets of Wang's bribes involve specific managers, middle-level cadres, leaders in charge and main leaders in all aspects of the project construction. Chen Congqing introduced.
The unscrupulous "hunting" of party members and cadres by bribers is an important reason why the current increase in corruption still occursIn some cases, bribers even tailor-made "hunting plans" to customize "bait" for party members and cadres.
In the future, I will learn from the lessons and operate honestly and law-abiding ......This is the confession of the briber Huang Moumou and others in court. In 2023, after the trial of the People's Court of Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, Huang Moumou, the person in charge of the Hai'an Branch of a real estate appraisal and cost company in Jiangsu, and Qiu Moumou, the actual controller of a financial leasing company in Suzhou, were sentenced to three years in prison, suspended for five years, and fined 300,000 yuan respectively for committing the crime of bribery; fixed-term imprisonment of three years, suspended for four years, and a fine of 250,000 yuan; The two withdrew more than 270 yuan and more than 590 yuan of illegal gains respectively.
In the process of investigating and handling the case, the case-handling personnel found that in order to achieve their goals, Huang and Qiu "hunted" party members and cadres in key positions through "private customization".
Some leaders like to play cards and gamble, so I set up a chess and card room in the company; Some leaders like to smoke and drink, so I keep high-end cigarettes and alcohol in the car all year round. Under Huang's "hunting", Xie Moumou, the former deputy director of the Finance Bureau of Hai'an High-tech Zone and the former financial director of Haisui Group, quickly fell under the "sugar-coated shell". Through the help of Xie Moumou, Huang Moumou became a "financing expert", and in 2019 alone, he completed 6 of the total 20 financial leasing businesses in the high-tech zone, with a total financing amount of nearly 1 billion yuan, a total of more than 1,200 yuan in consulting service fees, and more than 500 yuan in personal profits.
Huang Moumou and others, who tasted the sweetness, did not forget to "repay" Xie Moumou. From 2017 to 2020, Xie received benefits from Huang and Qiu 5 times, totaling 3.22 million yuan. In January 2023, Xie was sentenced to ten years in prison and fined 500,000 yuan for committing ** crimes, and confiscated more than 370 yuan of illegal gains and fruits. Xie Moumou's predecessor, Lu Moumou, also accepted bribes from Huang Moumou, and he was investigated and punished in a separate case on suspicion of ** crime.
* To investigate bribery together, it is necessary not only to investigate and deal with individual cases, but also to investigate and deal with the 'second half of the article'. According to the relevant responsible comrades of the Hai'an Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, in view of the problems found in the process of case investigation, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision deeply analyzed the reasons behind it, and promoted the relevant party organizations to further improve a series of systems such as collective decision-making on "three major and one big" matters, party committee rules of procedure, etc., to compress the power rent-seeking space of party members and cadres; At the same time, the discipline inspection and supervision recommendations were issued to the units where the cases occurred, requiring them to deeply learn lessons, establish and improve internal control mechanisms, promote the use of cases to promote reform and governance, and help the comprehensive management of corruption in the financial sector.
"Hunting" often targets party members and cadres in departments and fields where power is concentrated, capital intensive, and resources are enriched
Li Guokun, director of the Case Supervision and Management Office of the Lin'an District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Hangzhou City, told reporters that the bribery cases investigated and dealt with in recent years are mainly characterized by the concentration of personnel, the concentration of fields, and the variety of methods.
The field of construction engineering is one of the more concentrated areas involved in the case. Due to the intensive capital of the construction of engineering projects and the relatively large related interests, the economic interests sought by the bribe-givers are often also relatively large, and in order to obtain support and assistance in such matters as project contracting, urban construction, supervision, auditing, and fund allocation, they often pay bribes of hundreds of thousands of yuan. Li Guokun introduced.
The 'hunting' of bribers often targets party members and cadres in departments and fields where power is concentrated, capital intensive, and resource-rich, and the focus is on the power in their hands. Chen Yong, deputy secretary of the Yicheng Discipline Inspection Commission and deputy director of the Supervision Commission of Hubei Province, said that with the continuous increase in the intensity of "fighting tigers" and "swatting flies", traditional bribery methods such as direct cash and expensive gifts by bribers have gradually decreased, and there are more and more hidden means of mutation.
Chen Congqing pointed out that some bank methods have put on the cloak of "legalization", such as collecting high returns through market-oriented behaviors such as partnership and private lending, and charging large fees through consultants and consultations.
With the popularity of e-commerce and online payments, the way bribe-givers convey benefits has also changed. "Bribe funds can be quickly and conveniently transferred through major online payment platforms in the form of transfers or electronic red envelopes. Some bribe-givers also transfer benefits by purchasing huge insurance policies for ** people and their families. Chen Qiao, deputy director of the Second Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the Hangzhou Binjiang District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, introduced.
In the view of Wang Ying, director of the Second Discipline Inspection and Supervision Office of the Qiantang District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Hangzhou City, some bribe-givers pay bribes for economic interests, while others offer bribes for political capital, such as job promotions and "self-enhancement" of honors. These acts of bribery not only affect the order of fair competition in the market, but also undermine the political ecology and endanger national governance.
Further establish and improve systems and mechanisms for the recovery of stolen goods and the recovery of improper benefits
The interviewed discipline inspection and supervision cadres said that an important reason why bribers are bold and reckless, engaging in collusion and trading power for money is that the cost of violating the law is low. In order to solve the problem of bribery and interweaving from the root, it is necessary to persist in investigating bribery together, and constantly improve the joint punishment mechanism for key bribers.
For some time, there have been certain difficulties in punishing bribery. "Bribery usually involves multiple interests, and the relationship between the bribe giver and the person is complicated. Chen Qiao said that there are power-for-money transactions and benefit transfers between bribers and ** people, which makes it easy for them to form an offensive and defensive alliance and resist the investigation by colluding and concealing evidence.
In the view of Wang Xing, director of the case trial room of the Gulin County Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Sichuan Province, there are still deviations in the understanding of individual case-handling personnel, and there are ideas that "it is easy to investigate bribery and difficult to investigate" and "bribery is affected by bribery", and they do not have a deep understanding of the political harm of bribery. There are also a small number of people in society who believe that "spending money to do things" is an "unspoken rule", which to a certain extent increases the difficulty of investigating and dealing with bribery.
It should be soberly noted that bribery is one of the direct causes of the crime. It is necessary to implement the "Opinions on Further Promoting the Joint Investigation of Bribery", and take multiple measures to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of punishing bribery. Li Guokun said.
He Xiaoqing, director of the Case Supervision and Management Office of the Fuyang District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Hangzhou City, said in an analysis that in investigating and dealing with bribery cases, we should focus on cracking down on those who have given huge amounts of bribes and repeatedly offering bribes, and intensify the recovery of stolen goods and economic punishment for bribers.
It is necessary to continue to explore the formation of a multi-departmental linkage coordination and cooperation mechanism. Wang Ying said that discipline inspection and supervision organs, public security organs, and procuratorial organs should strengthen cooperation, establish working mechanisms such as information sharing, clue transfer, and joint research and judgment, and form a joint force for punishment.
He Xiaoqing believes that it is necessary to further establish and improve the information database of bribers, and implement classified filing and dynamic management. "Strengthen cooperation with departments such as taxation, finance, finance, and bidding management, and make restrictive provisions on bribery units and bribers included in the 'blacklist' in terms of market access, business qualifications, loan conditions, bidding qualifications, etc., to release a strong signal of zero tolerance for bribery. ”
The interviewed discipline inspection and supervision cadres suggested that in order to recover the illegal gains of the bribe-giver in accordance with regulations, discipline and law, it is necessary to further establish and improve the institutional mechanism for the recovery of stolen goods and the recovery of improper benefits, and clarify the conditions, procedures, scope, subjects and responsibilities for the recovery of improper benefits, as well as the criteria for identifying and calculating improper benefits.
Continuously improve the accuracy and effectiveness of the fight against bribery, and cut off the chain of interests between "hunting" and being willing to be "hunted".
Discipline inspection and supervision organs at all levels have increased the intensity of punishment of bribery crimes while maintaining the high-pressure situation of punishing first-class crimes, continuously improving the accuracy and effectiveness of cracking down on bribery, and cutting off the chain of interests between "hunting" and being willing to be "hunted".
The Changshu Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Jiangsu Province adheres to the guidance of investigating and handling cases, seriously investigates and punishes huge amounts of bribes and repeated bribes, and sends a strong signal that bribery must be severely punished.
According to the relevant responsible comrades of the Changshu Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision, the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision has strengthened the management of clues on suspected bribery, deepened communication and cooperation with organizational departments, public security organs, procuratorial organs, adjudication organs and relevant administrative law enforcement departments, comprehensively investigated the first cases that have been investigated and handled, and deeply excavated the clues of suspected bribery that have not yet been disposed of. By investigating bribery, and then bringing out new bribery, digging deep into the nest case, disintegrating the alliance of interests, and forming a strong two-way blow to bribery.
The Qiantang District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Hangzhou Municipality has explored a "blacklist" system for corporate bribers, and promoted the Qiantang District Housing and Urban-Rural Development Bureau to launch a "credit code" management system for small-amount projects, and through the evaluation and analysis of the market behavior of small-amount project bidding enterprises, distinguish untrustworthy enterprises with the three codes of "yellow, orange and red", and restrict their small-amount transactions in the district.
Through the measures for the management of credit appraisal and the evaluation system, a mechanism for the disclosure of violations is formed, so that the credit information of business entities can be checked and available at any time, and continue to promote industry self-discipline. Wang Ying introduced.
Increase the force of recovery and correction of improper benefits obtained through bribery, and earnestly increase the cost of bribery. "Starting from 2023, we have increased the recovery of the improper gains of the bribe-givers, and successively started the recovery of the improper gains of the four bribers, and as of the end of January 2024, more than 270 yuan of the improper gains have been recovered from the three bribe-givers. The relevant responsible comrades of the case trial room of the Shishi Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision of Fujian Province said that the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision will insist on investigating bribery together, continue to increase the recovery of the improper income of bribers, and resolutely cut off the "hunting".
The Changshu Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision adheres to both the symptoms and the root causes, handles relevant bribery personnel in accordance with laws and regulations, and confiscates, recovers, and cancels the economic benefits, job promotions, and qualifications obtained through bribery. In 2023, the Changshu Municipal Supervision Commission, together with the Municipal People's Court and the Municipal People's Procuratorate, issued the Working Opinions on the Recovery and Correction of Improper Benefits Obtained from Bribery, making provisions on the principle of division of labor and cooperation, evidence collection and identification, calculation of property interests, recovery of property interests, and correction of non-property interests, so as to further protect national interests, social public interests, and the legitimate rights and interests of others. (Li Yunshu).
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