Former banker and Hubei party boss indicted for accepting ‘especially huge’ bribes
Jiang Chaoliang, who was party chief when Covid-19 first hit the province, is accused of illicit activity dating back to the 1990s
The investigation into his case, first announced in February last year, has closed, and the Nanjing Municipal People’s Procuratorate has filed a public prosecution with the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court, according to a statement on Tuesday from the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.
“Jiang sought benefits for others and illegally accepted property from others in an especially large amount by exploiting the convenience of his positions and the influence derived from his authority and status,” the statement said, officially naming the crimes for the first time.
The statement listed several roles where Jiang allegedly took bribes, including his time as party secretary of Hubei and governor of Jilin province, with the illicit activity dating back to his 1990s tenure as a department director at the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC).
In the documentary, Jiang confessed that a businessman had spent over a decade cultivating close ties with his family, paying for his children’s education and medical care for his parents. In return, he helped the businessman secure a massive automated teller machine (ATM) procurement contract.
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