On September 20, 2024, the Intermediate People's Court of Shenyang City, Liaoning Province publicly sentenced Xu Wenrong, the former deputy party secretary and deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation, for accepting bribes. The defendant Xu Wenrong was sente

On September 20, 2024, the Intermediate People's Court of Shenyang City, Liaoning Province publicly sentenced Xu Wenrong, the former deputy party secretary and deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation, for accepting bribes. The defendant Xu Wenrong was sentenced to 14 years in prison for accepting bribes. , was also fined RMB 3.5 million ; the property obtained by Xu Wenrong from accepting bribes and the interest therefrom were recovered in accordance with the law and turned over to the state treasury.

After trial, it was found that: from 1998 to 2023, the defendant Xu Wenrong used his position as deputy director of the Petroleum Geophysical Exploration Bureau and general manager of the International Exploration Department, deputy secretary of the Party Committee and general manager of China Petroleum Corporation Oriental Geophysical Exploration Co., Ltd., PetroChina Assistant to the general manager of China National Natural Gas Corporation, member of the Party Leadership Group, leader of the Party Leadership Discipline Inspection Team and deputy general manager of China Shipping (Group) Corporation, deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group and deputy general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation, deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China National Petroleum Corporation, Deputy general manager, full-time external director of central enterprises and other positions, as well as the convenient conditions for the formation of powers or status, provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in matters such as project contracting, equipment procurement, business operations, job promotions, etc., and illegally receive a total of property Equivalent to more than 53.29 million yuan.

The Shenyang Intermediate People’s Court held that the defendant Xu Wenrong’s behavior constituted the crime of accepting bribes, and the amount of bribes accepted was particularly huge and should be punished in accordance with the law. In view of the fact that Xu Wenrong truthfully confessed the facts of his crime after arriving at the case, took the initiative to explain some of the bribery facts that the supervisory authority has not yet grasped, confessed his guilt and repented, and actively returned the stolen goods. All the stolen money and stolen goods have been recovered, and he can be given a lighter punishment in accordance with the law. The court then made the above judgment.

(CCTV reporter Xi Danni Zhang Sai)

(Source: CCTV News Client)