Xie Jilai
Xie Jilai | |||||||
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谢计来 | |||||||
| Vice Chairman of Hebei People's Congress | |||||||
| In office January 2011 – January 2017 | |||||||
| Chairman | Zhang Yunchuan Zhang Qingli Zhou Benshun Zhao Kezhi | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | February 1953 (age 71) Jinzhou, Hebei, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1980–2022; expelled) | ||||||
| Alma mater | Hebei Normal University | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谢计来 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 謝計來 | ||||||
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Xie Jilai (Chinese: 谢计来; born February 1953) is a former Chinese politician who spent his entire career in north China's Hebei province. As of January 2022 he was under investigation by China's top anti-corruption agency.[1] He has retired for four years.[1] Previously he served as vice chairman of Hebei People's Congress.[1]
Biography
[edit]Xie was born in Jinzhou, Hebei, in February 1953. During the Cultural Revolution, he was a teacher in a school between 1972 and 1978. After resuming the college entrance examination, in 1978, he was accepted to Hebei Normal University, majoring in Chinese language and literature. After university, he worked at there.
Xie joined the Chinese Communist Party in April 1980, and got involved in politics in June 1984. Beginning in November 1987, he served in several posts in Organization Department of the CCP Hebei Provincial Committee, including secretary, deputy director, director, deputy head, and executive deputy head. In January 2011, he rose to become vice chairman of Hebei People's Congress, a position at vice-ministerial level.[2]
Downfall
[edit]On 26 January 2022, Xie has been placed under investigation for "serious violations of laws and regulations" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[3][4] On 29 July 2022, he was expelled from the CCP.[5] On August 17, he was detained by the Supreme People's Procuratorate.[6][7] On November 18, he was indicted on suspicion of accepting bribes.[8] The public prosecutors accused him of abusing his multiple positions between 2002 and 2017 in Hebei to seek favor on behalf of certain organizations and individuals in job promotion and adjustment and project development, in return, he accepted money and property worth over 88.7 million yuan ($12.27 million).[6][8]
On 5 January 2024, Xie was sentenced to 15 years in prison, along with a fine of 7 million yuan ($979,000), for crimes of taking bribes by the First Intermediate People's Court of Tianjin.[9] His illegal gains will be confiscated and his case transferred to the judiciary.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Zhu Jiabei (祝加贝) (26 January 2022). 重磅打虎！两副部同时落马. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Zhuang Yu (庄彧) (6 January 2017). 谢计来辞任河北省人大常委会副主任. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Former Hebei provincial legislator under investigation". xinhuanet.com. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ 河北省人大常委会原副主任谢计来接受中央纪委国家监委审查调查. ccdi.gov.cn (in Chinese). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ 王铭晖被“双开”，谢计来被开除党籍. qq.com (in Chinese). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Former senior provincial legislator of Hebei prosecuted". xinhuanet.com. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Chen Jing (陈静) (23 August 2022). 河北”老虎“谢计来被逮捕 此前两上司落马 三人都被指卖官鬻爵. qq.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b 河北省人大常委会原副主任谢计来涉嫌受贿案被提起公诉. china.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-11-18. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b Zhang, Yu (5 January 2024). "Former senior Hebei official sentenced to 15 years in prison for corruption". Chinadaily.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024.