On January 31, 2024, the Intermediate People's Court of Foshan City, Guangdong Province, publicly announced the first-instance verdict on the case of Wang Minghui, former deputy secretary and deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress, and abuse of power, and sentenced Wang Minghui to 13 years in prison and a fine of RMB 5 million for the crime of **, and sentenced to six years in prison for abuse of power, and decided to enforce the sentence of 16 years imprisonment and a fine of RMB 5 million; The stolen money, goods, and fruits obtained by Wang Minghui** who were sealed, seized, and frozen in the case shall be confiscated in accordance with law and handed over to the state treasury.
After trial, it was ascertained that from 1998 to 2021, the defendant Wang Minghui took advantage of his position as deputy secretary of the Ziyang Municipal (Prefecture) Party Committee of Sichuan Province, deputy secretary and mayor of the Neijiang Municipal Party Committee of Sichuan Province, deputy secretary general and director of the General Office of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, secretary of the Yibin Municipal Party Committee of Sichuan Province, vice governor of Sichuan Province, member of the Standing Committee and secretary general of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee, and deputy secretary and deputy director of the Standing Committee of the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress. provided assistance in matters such as job adjustments, and illegally accepted property totaling more than 52.13 million yuan.
In January 2013, after defendant Wang Minghui served as secretary of the Yibin Municipal Party Committee, in the process of promoting the decision-making and construction of relevant expressway projects, he violated relevant laws and regulations and abused his power, causing major losses to public property and the interests of the state and the people, and the circumstances were particularly serious.
The Foshan Intermediate People's Court held that the defendant Wang Minghui's conduct constituted a crime of abuse of power, the amount of which was particularly huge, and the circumstances of abuse of power were particularly serious, and should be punished in accordance with law. In view of the fact that some of Wang Minghui's ** crimes were attempted, he truthfully confessed his crimes after arriving at the case, took the initiative to confess most of the ** criminal facts that the supervision organs had not yet grasped, pleaded guilty and repented, actively returned the stolen goods, and all the stolen money and goods and fruits have been recovered, and can be given a lighter punishment in accordance with law. The Court accordingly rendered the judgment.
*: People's client.