A total of 1,409,875,225,290 yuan of funds were seized and frozen, 1,021 real estate properties were seized, 27 land and tidal flats were seized, 8 forest lands were seized, 38 cars were seized, 10 sets of machinery and equipment were seized, 18 company shares were frozen, and the total assets involved exceeded 3.1 billion yuan.
If you don't read the article in its entirety, you will definitely think that this is a small enterprise that has been seized by the court because of economic disputes or economic crimes. Because, even an ordinary enterprise is unlikely to have so many assets and funds, and it will not involve so many fields and have so many business contents. In particular, land, woodland, and tidal flats cannot be done without strong financial strength, background, and relationships.
However, all this is not in the name of the enterprise, but in the account of an official. His name is Li Chuanliang, and he was the director of the Finance Bureau, the director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Office, the deputy mayor of the municipal government, and the deputy mayor of Hegang City, Heilongjiang Province. He resigned from public office in March 2017, fled abroad on November 15, 2018, and was wanted by the Heilongjiang Provincial Public Security Department on December 1, 2020.
When I saw the October 11 issue of the "People's Court Daily" publishing a full-page announcement by the Mudanjiang Intermediate People's Court on Li Chuanliang's corruption case, I was really shocked, and even shocked.
As everyone knows, in 2017, when Li Chuanliang resigned from public office, the local fiscal revenue completed by Jixi City was only 4.62 billion yuan, and Li Chuanliang's assets involved in the case were equivalent to two-thirds of Jixi's local fiscal revenue that year. That year, the population of Jixi City was 1.75 million. In other words, the local fiscal revenue generated by 1.75 million people in a year is only 1.5 times that of Li Chuanliang's assets.
Li Chuanliang's "energy" and "ability" are completely beyond the imagination of most people.
The question is, so much money, so many assets, especially land, woodland, tidal flats, real estate and other physical objects that can be seen at a glance, are they really hidden for so many years that no one has discovered them? Hidden enough not to receive a report letter?
Obviously, this is impossible, impossible to the point of being incredible.
And what's even more incredible is that he can continue to be promoted.
It is reported that many leaders who have intersections with Li Chuanliang and may also have the "grace" of promoting and reusing Li Chuanliang, including the former secretaries of the municipal party committees and mayors of Jixi and Hegang, have been dismissed.
The key lies in the fact that Li Chuanliang's promotion and reuse are obviously not just a few people who can cover the sky with one hand, but are other leaders, including discipline inspection and supervision departments and organization departments, all blind? Is it true that Li Chuanliang's situation has not been investigated?
As long as there is a department that adheres to justice and adheres to the policy of employing people, corrupt elements like Li Chuanliang will not be promoted and reused, will not be able to go unpunished, and will not be able to flee abroad.
It is boldly conceivable that Li Chuanliang has already "opened" all the key links, and someone has given him the green light. In other words, all the "halos" on Li Chuanliang are loopholes in the selection and appointment of local cadres, government management, behavior supervision, clue tracing, etc., and the brighter the "halo", the bigger the loopholes, and the more people will help him.
This also means that Li Chuanliang's case is by no means Li Chuanliang alone, nor is it the secretary of the municipal party committee and the mayor who have been dismissed, but also includes various departments related to the selection and appointment of cadres and departments that have the responsibility for investigating and handling the clues of the case. So, how many people have been investigated and held accountable? In particular, did the higher-level organization departments and discipline inspection and supervision departments that promoted and reused Li Chuanliang bear the responsibility for negligence and misuse?
It is certain that sooner or later Li Chuanliang will be extradited back to China to face trial. However, assets that are transferred abroad will also be squandered by them. When the time comes, even if they are brought to justice, the damage caused will be difficult to make up, and the lesson is extremely profound. Therefore, it is necessary to further expand the scope of the investigation, examine all departments and personnel related to the Li Chuanliang case and Li Chuanliang's selection and appointment, and hold accountable those who are responsible.
This is not only a responsibility for Li Chuanliang's case, but also a warning to others, and it is also a requirement for anti-corruption work.