Wang Like

Wang Like
王立科
Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission
In office December 2015 – October 2020
Preceded by	Li Xiaomin
Succeeded by	Fei Gaoyun
Personal details
Born	December 1964 (age 60) Penglai County, Shandong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party (1984–2021; expelled)
Alma mater	Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party

Wang Like (Chinese: 王立科; pinyin: Wáng Lìkē; born 2 December 1964) is a Chinese police official and politician of Manchu heritage, serving since 2015 as the Secretary of Jiangsu Provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission (Zhengfawei), and a member of the provincial Party Standing Committee. In September 2022, Wang Like was given the death sentence with reprieve for bribery and corruption.[1]

Biography

Wang is of Manchu ethnic background, and was born in Penglai County, Shandong. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1984. He graduated from the Liaoning Law Enforcement College, and made his way up the ranks in the policing system of Liaoning province, working in Beizhen, Jinzhou, Huludao, and finally Dalian, where he served as the city's police chief. For his work in Dalian in multiple fires, Wang was awarded national-level recognition by then Vice Minister of Public Security Liu Jinguo.[2]

In March 2013, Wang was transferred to Jiangsu to serve as provincial police chief there.[3] In December 2013, he was named vice-governor of Jiangsu, ascending to sub-provincial level.[4] Wang was named a member of the provincial Party Standing Committee in November 2015, then in December, became head of the Zhengfawei of Jiangsu province.[5] In December 2015, he resigned as vice governor of Jiangsu.

Downfall

On 24 October 2020, he turned himself in and is cooperating with the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) and National Commission of Supervision for investigation of "suspected violations of disciplines and laws".[6]

On 20 September 2021, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.[7] An investigation found that Wang lost his ideals and convictions, was disloyal and dishonest to the Party, refused to cooperate in the investigation, falsified personal information submitted to Party organs, used public funds for personal purposes, intervened in judicial affairs, abused his power to seek benefits for others and took a huge amount of bribes, and had a lavish and dissolute lifestyle and traded power and money for sex.[8] On October 12, he was arrested for suspected bribe taking.[9]

On 22 September 2022, he was handed a suspended death sentence at the Intermediate People's Court of Changchun that will be commuted to life imprisonment after two years, with no possibility of parole, for taking bribes worth 440 million yuan (about $63 million).[1] He was deprived of his political rights for life, and all his personal assets were confiscated.[1]

Personal life

Wang is the younger of three children.[10] His father is a local businessman.[10] His second elder brother Wang Liwei (王立维), former vice mayor of Jinzhou, was placed under investigation.[10] His ex-wife Xia Juan (夏娟; former party secretary of Liaoning Police College) and daughter were also put under investigation.[10]

References

1. Bo Xiaozhou (薄晓舟) (22 September 2022). 江苏省委原常委、政法委原书记王立科一审被判死缓. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 September 2022.
2. 王立科任江苏省委常委 曾是公安"一级英模". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
3. "大连公安局长王立科转任江苏公安厅长". Caixin. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
4. "王立科任江苏省副省长 缪瑞林不再担任". Ifeng. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
5. 王立科任江苏省委常委、政法委书记. ifeng.com. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
6. 江苏省委常委、政法委书记王立科接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
7. 江苏省委原常委、政法委原书记王立科严重违纪违法被开除党籍和公职. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
8. "Former Guizhou vice governor expelled from CPC, public office". xinhuanet.com. 20 September 2021. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
9. Zhou Qunfeng (周群峰) (12 October 2021). “政法虎”王立科被逮捕，曾和王立军水火不容. sina. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
10. Zhu Jiabei (祝加贝) (19 November 2021). “警虎”王立科前妻、哥哥等多人被查！中央督导组：涉该案要彻底清理，不留后患！. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 19 November 2021.

Government offices
Preceded by Zhang Jixian	Head of Dalian Public Security Bureau 2009–2013	Succeeded by Liu Leguo
Preceded by Sun Wende	Head of Jiangsu Provincial Public Security Department 2013–2017	Succeeded by Liu Yang
Party political offices
Preceded by Li Xiaomin	Secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Politics and Law Commission 2015–2020	Succeeded by Fei Gaoyun