Dong Hong (Chinese: 董宏; pinyin: Dǒng Hóng; born November 1953) is a former Chinese politician. He was investigated by China's top anti-graft agency in October 2020. He was a senior disciplinary inspector under Wang Qishan until 2017, when Wang was chief of China's top anti-corruption agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).[1]
Dong Hong | |
|---|---|
董宏 | |
| Group Leader of 12th Central Inspection Group | |
| In office March 2014 – July 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Wang Huaichen |
| Deputy Director of the Party Documents Research Office of CPC Central Committee | |
| In office March 2006 – August 2013 | |
| Director | Teng Wensheng→Leng Rong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1953 (age 71) Haicheng, Liaoning, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | Renmin University of China |
Career
editDong was born in Haicheng, Liaoning, in November 1953. After graduating from the Renmin University of China, he joined the Central Advisory Commission as a secretary of Bo Yibo, the then vice chairman. In 1992, he was transferred to Foshan, Guangdong and appointed assistant mayor. One year later, he was transferred back to Beijing and became deputy director and then director of the Institute of Contemporary China Studies. In 1998, he was deputy director of the Development Research Center of Guangdong Provincial People's Government. Ta Kung Pao reported in 2014 that Dong had a long-term working relationship with Wang Qishan beginning in 1998, sharing stints in Guangdong, Hainan and Beijing, and at the now defunct State Council General Office of Economic Reform.[2] In March 2006 he was promoted to become deputy director of the Party Documents Research Office of Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. After Wang Qishan became Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Dong became one of the group leaders of central inspection groups during Xi Jinping's first term.[2]
Downfall
editOn October 2, 2020, he was under investigation for "suspected serious violation of laws and party rules", according to a terse statement by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[3]
On April 25, 2021, he was detained by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.[4] On June 8, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[5] On August 26, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Qingdao on charges of taking bribes.[6] The public prosecutors accused him of abusing his multiple positions between 1999 and 2020 in Guangdong, Hainan and Beijing to seek favor on behalf of certain organizations and individuals in matters of project contracting, project development and job promotions.[6] In return, he accepted money and gifts worth more than 460 million yuan ($71 million) directly or through his relatives.[6]
On January 28, 2022, he was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery by Qingdao Intermediate People's Court.[7] He was also deprived of his political rights for life, and ordered by the court to have all his personal assets confiscated and turn over all illicit gains and their interests to the state.[7]
References
edit- ^ 董宏接受中纪委调查 曾是王岐山得力助手. dw.com. 3 October 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ a b Matt Ho (2 October 2020). "China investigates former aide of Vice-President Wang Qishan for alleged corruption". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Dimsumdaily (3 October 2020). "Former aide to Chinese vice president, Dong Hong named in anti-graft probe". dimsumdaily. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
- ^ Zhang Qiaosu (张樵苏) (26 April 2021). 最高检依法对中央巡视组原副组长董宏决定逮捕. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ Zhao Wenhan (赵文涵) (9 June 2021). 中央巡视组原副组长董宏涉嫌受贿被提起公诉. xinhuanet.com (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Former senior disciplinary inspector stands trial for graft". china.org.cn. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Former disciplinary inspector given suspended death sentence for graft". xinhuanet.com. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
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