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China charges former top corruption inspector with taking US$71 million in bribes
- Dong Hong, a former aide of Vice-President Wang Qishan, was a senior figure in the Communist Party’s top anti-corruption watchdog
- He should be held criminally responsible for accepting bribes totalling 460 million yuan over two decades of his political career, prosecutors say
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A former senior inspector at China’s top anti-corruption agency has been charged with accepting 460 million yuan (US$71 million) in bribes.
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Dong Hong, who until 2018 was deputy leader of the central inspection team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) – the Communist Party’s top anti-corruption watchdog – faced trial on Thursday at the Intermediate People’s Court of Qingdao, eastern China, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
His trial drew national attention because he is a former personal aide to Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan, and before that to party elder Bo Yibo.
Chinese financial industry’s corruption cases
| Name | Position | Bribes taken (yuan) | Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lai Xiaomin | Former chairman, Huarong Asset Management | 1.8 billion | Death penalty |
| Hu Huaibang | Former chairman, CDB | 85.5 million | Life in prison |
| Yao Gang | Vice-chairman, China Securities Regulatory Commission | 69.6 million | 18 years |
| Yao Zhongmin | Former supervisory board chairman, CDB | 36.2 million | 14 years |
| Xiang Junbo | Former chairman, China Insurance Regulatory Commission | 18.6 million | 11 years |
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The prosecutors said that Dong, 67, should be held criminally responsible for accepting bribes totalling 460 million yuan, either directly or through third parties, in almost every position he held in the last two decades of his political career, CCTV reported.
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