Ex-rail minister charged in bribes, abuse of power
By Li Qian |
April 11, 2013, Thursday
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LIU Zhijun, the disgraced former railways minister, has been charged with bribery and abuse of power, authorities said.
Prosecutors filed the charges yesterday against Liu with the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, saying he should be subject to criminal punishment given the "especially serious circumstances."
According to the indictment, Liu, 60, sought benefits for others by taking advantage of his position and accepted large bribes from others, Xinhua news agency reported.
Liu's conduct led to huge losses of public assets and damage to the interests of the state and its people, officials said.
The court has accepted the case and will set a trial date later, Xinhua reported.
Liu became railways minister and the ministry's Party chief in March 2003, and starting in 2004 championed the "leapfrog development'' of the high-speed network involving huge investments.
Liu has been under investigation since February 2011, when he was removed from his post on suspicion of "serious disciplinary violations.
He was expelled from the Communist Party of China in May 2012 following a high-speed train collision that left 40 people dead and 172 injured near the eastern city of Wenzhou in July 2011.
The ministry in August 2012 completed the initial corruption investigation against Liu, accusing him of fostering major corruption and "philandering with several women," a term referring to sexual liaisons and the keeping of mistresses.
Most of the corruption allegations are said to involve Ding Shumiao, president of an investment management company based in Shanxi Province, who is under criminal investigation, caixin.com reported. The report said Ding sent three pretty women to Liu. In 2004, Ding's Broad Union Group won contracts worth more than 2 billion yuan.
Prosecutors filed the charges yesterday against Liu with the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court, saying he should be subject to criminal punishment given the "especially serious circumstances."
According to the indictment, Liu, 60, sought benefits for others by taking advantage of his position and accepted large bribes from others, Xinhua news agency reported.
Liu's conduct led to huge losses of public assets and damage to the interests of the state and its people, officials said.
The court has accepted the case and will set a trial date later, Xinhua reported.
Liu became railways minister and the ministry's Party chief in March 2003, and starting in 2004 championed the "leapfrog development'' of the high-speed network involving huge investments.
Liu has been under investigation since February 2011, when he was removed from his post on suspicion of "serious disciplinary violations.
He was expelled from the Communist Party of China in May 2012 following a high-speed train collision that left 40 people dead and 172 injured near the eastern city of Wenzhou in July 2011.
The ministry in August 2012 completed the initial corruption investigation against Liu, accusing him of fostering major corruption and "philandering with several women," a term referring to sexual liaisons and the keeping of mistresses.
Most of the corruption allegations are said to involve Ding Shumiao, president of an investment management company based in Shanxi Province, who is under criminal investigation, caixin.com reported. The report said Ding sent three pretty women to Liu. In 2004, Ding's Broad Union Group won contracts worth more than 2 billion yuan.
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