The court found that the defendant Kong Xiaohong took advantage of his positions as deputy director of the Anhui Provincial Development and Reform Commission, deputy secretary of the Chuzhou Municipal Party Committee, mayor of Huangshan City, mayor of Xuancheng City, and secretary of the Xuancheng Party Committee, as well as the formation of his powers and status. Facilitating conditions, seeking benefits for others in terms of hotel fire acceptance, demolition compensation, project bidding, job promotion, etc., illegally accepting property from others alone or through specific related parties, totaling RMB 48,689,199, of which RMB 39,315,319 was attempted bribery.
The court held that the defendant Kong Xiaohong, as a staff member of a state agency, took advantage of the convenience of his position, as well as the convenient conditions created by his authority and status to seek benefits for others and illegally accepted property from others, in extremely large amounts, and his behavior constituted the crime of accepting bribes. Criminal liability should be investigated in accordance with the law. In view of the fact that after he came to the case, he truthfully confessed his main criminal facts, surrendered himself, and most of the bribes he accepted were criminal attempts, and he voluntarily withdrew all the stolen money before the prosecution was filed, and voluntarily pleaded guilty and accepted punishment, he should be given a lenient punishment in accordance with the law; at the same time, Those who seek job promotion or adjustment for others will be severely punished in accordance with the law. The court comprehensively considered the defendant Kong Xiaohong’s crime facts, nature, circumstances and degree of social harm, and made the above judgment in accordance with the law.
After the verdict was announced, Kong Xiaohong expressed in court that he would not appeal.
Source: Anhui Discipline Inspection and Supervision Network, Anhui Business Daily
