On September 3, the Xiling Provincial Party Committee passed the proposal to re-invest the case of bribery by Huang Jiarong, Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, Xiao Mingxue, Acting Mayor of Mingyang City. Provincial Party Committee Secretary Sang Mingda instructed relevant units to strictly abide by work discipline, eliminate interference, and thoroughly investigate the problems to calm down the recent sensation of public opinion.
"As a party cadre, we must be worthy of the training of the organization, the support of the people, and our own responsibilities-" Provincial Party Secretary Sang Mingda put forward three statements of worthyness at the Standing Committee. His serious attitude made everyone understand how firm Secretary Sang's position is this time.
The next day, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection took the lead, including the Supreme People's Court and the National People's Congress, and the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, flew to Yangshuo City, the provincial capital of Xiling Province, to have contact with the leaders of the provincial party committee and government, and in conjunction with relevant departments to conduct extensive discussions on the case of Xiao Mingxue, and debated the current real-name reporting materials of Chen Tongda.
Although the congregation holds different opinions on the legitimacy of evidence collection, everyone has a high consensus on one issue, that is, in the case of Xiao Mingxue, the Linling District Procuratorate and the court do have great problems. The Mingyang Municipal Procuratorate and the court also have certain leadership responsibilities. The accusations against Xiao Mingxue cannot convince the public, and even the first-instance judgment of the Linling District Court is full of loopholes.
Everyone believes that the most important problem at present is to start from two aspects: one is to re-examine the evidence collection, and the other is to investigate the case handlers involved in the first instance of the Xiao Mingxue case to confirm whether the content in Chen Tongda’s reporting materials is true.
Early in the morning of September 5, Chen Tongda, who was stuck in the provincial party committee guesthouse for more than two days, was still washing up, and there was a knock on the door outside. He wiped the foam at the corner of his mouth with a wet towel and opened the door.
There were four strangers outside the door. One of the leaders said to him with a little Jingyun in his accent and said seriously, "Comrade Chen Tongda, we are members of the central investigation team responsible for the case of Xiao Mingxue's bribery. Now I want to ask you questions about several of these issues. Please be sure to cooperate."
"Now?" Chen Tongda was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that he would really come to the Central Investigation Team. He originally thought it would be good to let the province re-examination. Obviously, Xiao Mingxue played a key role in the senior brother of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, and his energy should be much greater than he estimated.
The other party nodded and confirmed.
"Then wait for me to get the toothbrush - at least I have to rinse my mouth first-" Chen Tongda's mouth was filled with foam, which was very awkward.
"Please hurry up." The other party hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed.
While brushing his teeth, Chen Tongda re-crushed the questions he wanted to say in his mind, then washed his face, shaved his beard, changed into a clean shirt, and walked out of the bathroom.
"Let the leaders wait for a long time, I'm ready." Chen Tongda felt refreshed and energetic.
The case handlers from the central investigation team are very experienced and naturally know where to make breakthroughs. The various materials provided by Chen Tongda are already very rich, which is enough to illustrate the serious problems in the case of Xiao Mingxue. Therefore, the exchanges between them with Chen Tongda are mainly about the acquisition of evidence and whether Chen Tongda can guarantee the authenticity of these evidences. In addition, they are talking about some topics about Xiao Mingxue.
"Deputy Mayor Xiao was wronged, I can be sure of this." Chen Tongda made a guarantee without hesitation, "He and I are old classmates, and we know very well how he is. The witnesses involved in this case were personally threatened and tempted by the case handlers of the Linling District Procuratorate, deliberately guiding him to falsely accused Deputy Mayor Xiao, and then he violated the unjust case he had fabricated on others despite the witness's opposition. The cadres and masses of Mingyang were all in a clear light. What I did was nothing more than sorting out the actual information of some things and submitting it to the leader for reference."
A case handler asked, "The content of these materials is very detailed. I do not doubt the authenticity of them. It is just that without careful arrangements in advance, it is impossible to obtain these materials. Did you think about the possibility of retaining evidence before?"
This is something that everyone is very concerned about. After all, the appearance of these materials seems to be the ones that Xiao Mingxue, Chen Tongda and others had long expected that the other party would accus them of him and reserved them specially, which is very puzzling.
Chen Tongda told this truth, "Long before the incident, there was a rumor in Mingyang City that a leader wanted to take the position of mayor of Mingyang City, so he had to attack Deputy Mayor Xiao. I also provided this news to Deputy Mayor Xiao, but he thought he was open and honest and did not take the matter to heart. As for evidence collection, it was because I knew that Deputy Mayor Xiao did not accept bribes, and was worried that the other party would use unconventional means to deal with Deputy Mayor Xiao, so he took the last resort to monitor the whereabouts of the other party throughout the process to ensure that the case of Deputy Mayor Xiao can be tried fairly and publicly. Unfortunately, the other party did not follow the rules, but threatened witnesses, distorted the facts, framed them, and fabricated a horrific unjust case, knowing that Deputy Mayor Xiao was not guilty."
Members of the investigation team talked with Chen Tongda for a whole morning, then expressed their gratitude for his cooperation, and expressed their determination to handle the case impartially.
Xiling Province also cooperated with the task force to conduct a large number of investigations and surveys and rushed to Mingyang City to carry out work. During the investigation for more than half a month, based on the reactions of the masses and the evidence obtained by the masses, it was learned that in addition to Xiao Mingxue's acceptance of bribes, this unjust case was related to the behind-the-scenes planning of the main leader of Mingyang City who had resigned. She personally issued instructions to let the procuratorate handle the case, let the district court start to be rigorous and quick, and then let the city court final trial, and let the Mingyang Daily publish the so-called investigation and punishment of Xiao Mingxue's acceptance of bribes, etc., to create a fait accompli and expand the impact.
When the procuratorates in Mingyang City and Linling District interrogated Xiao Mingxue, Tan Weihong, Li Rong, Chen Meihua and others, they tortured Xiao Mingxue, which forced him to accept "TV interviews" after losing his personal freedom to ruin his reputation. It made Tan Weihong still feel scared and dared not show up in public in society. It made Li Rong still drag a broken leg and remember the scene when a case handler shouted at his head with a gun and insulted him; it made Chen Meihua cry when he talked about this matter and blamed himself for his own regret.
It is worth noting that the Linling District Procuratorate initially handled the case because of Chen Meihua and Li Rong's embezzlement of public funds, but there is no record of Chen and Li embezzlement of public funds in the entire case file. As Chen and Li said, arresting us is a cover, and destroying Xiao Mingxue to give way to some people is the real purpose.
Shortly after the first-instance judgment, several meritorious personnel who sponsored the Xiao Mingxue case were promoted and awarded one after another. On the contrary, when the central investigation team went to Mingyang to investigate the situation, some people actually blocked the situation and ordered that the reception was not allowed or that the city government hotel was not allowed. Some leaders of the Mingyang Municipal Party Committee wanted to report in the name of the Municipal Party Committee to put pressure on the Supreme People's Court.
However, in front of iron evidence, on September 18, the Supreme People's Court made a final judgment after interrogating the case, revoking the criminal judgment of the Linling District Court of Mingyang City, Xiling Province [1995] Ming Shuangjian Chu Zi No. 198, and declared Xiao Mingxue not guilty.
Chapter completed!