Rebirth of Minister Qi

Chapter 794: Moving trees and establishing trust

A deputy secretary began to explain the case.

"Liu Chuan, who served as Party Secretary of Beijing Normal University from 2005 to 2010, was originally scheduled to retire in September this year.

He voluntarily surrendered himself to the Commission for Discipline Inspection in February and is tentatively detained under investigation.

The following are the circumstances in which violations of discipline were proactively confessed.

Mainly focused on seeking personal gain for his son in cooperative education..."

Qi Tongwei had read the report before the meeting. The case of this central school leader was actually very simple. She did not embezzle directly, but used her influence as the school's top leader and the school's reputation to allow her son to open affiliated middle schools, primary schools and even kindergartens in local areas under the name of Beijing Normal University.

A few years ago, it was even difficult to define whether this kind of thing was a violation of regulations, but teachers and professors within the school naturally felt that it was inappropriate to use the school's name to make profits for themselves, especially when the top leader, the party secretary, took the lead in doing small things, which could easily corrupt the atmosphere of the entire department.

Qi Tongwei has read the report. This central school leader said that he turned himself in, but in fact he could not withstand the pressure from the senior professors in the school. Many of the senior professors have more extensive and profound connections than even a provincial or ministerial official.

Several senior professors directly threatened the school leader at the meeting, saying that they would report her to the Discipline Inspection Commission. Finally, at the suggestion of some leaders, the school leader simply surrendered herself to the Discipline Inspection Commission in order to lower her own punishment standards.

Over the past few months, the investigation into her case has been basically completed. Her son has also removed the name of Beijing Normal University from all the institutions under his name and paid a brand usage fee to the school in an attempt to reduce her guilt.

One of the topics of today's meeting is to clarify how to deal with this school leader.

"Comrades, please speak up. Is Liu Chuan's behavior a criminal offense or a simple violation of discipline?"

A deputy raised his hand at the appropriate time. This person was in charge of colleges and universities and the Ministry of Education. When it came to this area, she had to express her attitude first.

"My two leaders, fellow comrades.

I believe that this behavior of using the school's influence to seek personal gain for private schools should be defined as a violation of discipline, although it is not explicitly illegal.

I suggest severe punishment, expulsion from the party and removal from office, and transfer to the procuratorate for prosecution. I suggest a sentence of between one and two years.

This should serve as a warning to others, especially those officials who are about to retire but still want to make a fortune. This should have a deterrent effect.”

Anyway, in these matters, each person has his own reasons. The leader in charge can only say this from his own standpoint: the perpetrator must be severely punished, and punished again and again.

Qi Tongwei privately recalled the relevant laws and regulations and found it difficult to define such behavior as a crime. Disciplinary punishment should be appropriate. Besides, every case is now dealt with severely and strictly. Some cases with low harm should actually be given a chance.

Otherwise, those corrupt officials would be so scared that they would frantically send their assets overseas. For example, the recently popular C-coin (C-coin, made up) was obviously created to transfer illegal assets.

Several deputy secretaries had the same attitude. In their opinion, this was just a trivial matter and it would be fine if the offender was punished early. However, the top leader looked at Qi Tongwei.

"Deputy Secretary Qi, please express your opinion on this case and whether you have any opinions on how to handle it."

Qi Tongwei originally wanted to agree with Guang Tongchen, but then he changed his mind and thought, hey, this department is really different from the local areas. Maybe actively expressing one's political views is the right way. Qi Tongwei actually had some ideas of his own on this matter, so he turned on the microphone.

"My two leaders, fellow comrades.

I have a different opinion.

First of all, we must establish our credibility. Starting three years ago, the number of people who voluntarily surrendered themselves to our police began to increase.

This is also in line with the center's guidance to us.

We have set up four types of handling methods in order to distinguish the degree of disciplinary violations committed by cadres.

Using more reasonable punishment methods, especially for those cadres who voluntarily surrender themselves, will greatly motivate those cadres who have not lost their inner party spirit and have committed minor violations of discipline to surrender themselves.

However, on the other hand, I suggest that the punishment for the head of such department or the person in charge who takes the lead in illegal acts should be relatively heavier.

The root cause lies in the fact that in party committees or departments at all levels, the top leaders always play a leading role. Whether it is a positive or negative role, they will affect the atmosphere of the entire department.

The act of actively turning oneself in will play a positive role in maintaining the overall stability of our unit. Under the guidance of our superiors, we must take the overall situation into consideration. We cannot just call for killing when we encounter acts of corruption. The punishment should be reduced.

Therefore, I suggest that this comrade be expelled from the Party and his retirement rank and benefits be reduced.

The expulsion from the party stemmed from the fact that she had corrupted the school's morale and set a very bad example as the top leader. The reduction of her rank and salary was considered a discretionary measure for her voluntary surrender.

That’s my opinion.”

It was the first time that the top leader heard this statement. He glanced at Qi Tongwei. He thought Qi Tongwei would not say too much on this issue because this was not the area he was in charge of, nor was it a case he handled. In addition, as a newcomer, it was generally his principle to keep a low profile.

But it is obvious that this new young man in the Discipline Inspection Commission is very different from ordinary cadres.

"Okay then. I will record several possible solutions and submit them to the Central Administration for approval."

Because there are many different opinions, it is natural to report them to the leaders for questioning, especially Qi Tongwei's opening sentence, "Move the tree to establish trust", which encourages cadres who have committed minor violations of discipline to voluntarily surrender themselves. In the specific case handling, cadres who voluntarily surrender themselves will create great psychological pressure on other corrupt elements, and it is also suitable for stabilizing the local situation afterwards.

The top leader believes that the big boss will definitely like this sentence.

So, as soon as the meeting was over, Qi Tongwei was called over by the top leader.

"I heard from the boss that you like special cigarettes. Try this."

A hand handed over a pack of yellow cigarettes.

Qi Tongwei was somewhat helpless. He didn't like the special-supplied cigarettes at all. He just liked them because they were linked to power and he was chasing fashion. It was no different from the fact that the King of Chu wanted a thin waist and many palace ladies starved to death.

I took the Panda cigarette handed to me by the leader, looked at the long filter, and remembered that the old man also liked to smoke this cigarette. When I got married, the old man even gave me a calligraphy. To this day, the old man has been dead for more than ten years.

"This was the favorite cigarette of the old people back then. I smoked it once in 93."