Wang Erzhi

Wang Erzhi
王尔智
Vice Chairman of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
February 2012 – January 2018
ChairmanBayanqolu→Huang Yanming
Personal details
BornAugust 1954 (age 70)
Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, Jilin, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (expelled)
Alma mater
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese王爾智
Simplified Chinese王尔智
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWáng Ěrzhì
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Erzhi (Chinese: 王尔智; born August 1954) is a Chinese politician who spent most of his career in northeast China's Jilin province. As of August 2018 he was under investigation by the Chinese Communist Party Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission. Previously he served as vice chairman of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).[1][2]

Career

Wang was born in Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, Jilin, in August 1954.

He was secretary general of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in January 2008, and held that office until February 2012. In February 2012 he was promoted to become the vice chairman of that government institution, a position he held until he retirement in January 2018.[3][4]

Downfall

On August 25, 2018, he was placed under investigation 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.[5][6][7]

He was expelled from the Party and dismissed from public office on January 19, 2019.[8][9] On January 29, he was arrested for suspected bribe taking. On March 17, he has been indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes. On May 16, he pleaded guilty to bribery during his first trial at Harbin Intermediate People's Court in Heilongjiang province.[7] Prosecutors accused him of taking advantage of his different positions in Jilin between 2001 and 2018 to offer preferential treatment to people and departments in project construction, land leasing, and the refund of urban infrastructure supporting fees, and then accepted bribes of more than 50.72 million yuan ($7.86 million) in return.[7]

On August 9, 2019, Wang was sentenced on 14 years in prison and fined 4 million yuan. Wang was charged with accepting bribes worth 50.72 million yuan, by the Intermediate People's Court of Harbin.[10][11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Former provincial political advisor under investigation". ecns.cn. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ 吉林省政协原副主席王尔智涉嫌严重违纪违法被查. 163.com (in Chinese). 2018-08-25.
  3. ^ "The provincial government held the suggestion and proposal assignment meeting". jl.gov.cn. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. ^ 刚占标、王尔智当选吉林省政协副主席（简历）. ce.cn (in Chinese). 2012-02-05.
  5. ^ "Former provincial political advisor arrested for taking bribes". chinaplus.cri.cn. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Jilin provincial adviser charged with graft". thestandard. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  7. ^ a b c Yang Zekun (16 May 2019). "Jilin official pleads guilty to bribery". Chinadaily. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Former senior provincial political advisor expelled from CPC, office". chinadaily. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  9. ^ "中纪委再打虎_王尔智". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  10. ^ "Former senior provincial official sentenced to 14 years in prison for bribery". xinhuanet. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on August 9, 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  11. ^ Zhang Yi (9 August 2019). "Former Jilin CPPCC vice-chair sentenced for bribery". Chinadaily. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  12. ^ 吉林省政协原副主席王尔智 受贿5072万元，一审被判14年. sina (in Chinese). 2019-08-10.