The reporter learned from the Supreme People's Procuratorate that the case of Sun Shutao, former member of the party group and vice chairman of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was investigated by the State Supervision Commission and designated by the Supreme People's Procuratorate to be reviewed and prosecuted by the People's Procuratorate of Datong City, Shanxi Province. Recently, the People's Procuratorate of Datong City, Shanxi Province, has filed a public prosecution with the Intermediate People's Court of Datong City, Shanxi Province.
During the review for prosecution stage, the procuratorate informed the defendant Sun Shutao of his procedural rights in accordance with the law, interrogated the defendant Sun Shutao, and listened to the defender's opinions. The procuratorate indicted and charged: Defendant Sun Shutao took advantage of his position as deputy director of the Organization Department of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, deputy secretary, mayor, and secretary of the Weihai Municipal Party Committee, deputy secretary and mayor of the Jinan Municipal Party Committee, and member and vice chairman of the party group of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference to seek benefits for others, as well as taking advantage of his own authority and position to seek improper benefits for others through the conduct of other state functionaries in their positions, and illegally accepting property from others, the amount of which is particularly huge, and shall be punished in accordance with law criminal responsibility for crimes.
*: People's Daily Editor: Yuan Tianyu (intern) Review: Zhou Jiajia