Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) On December 3, 2025, the Wuhan Intermediate People's Court of Hubei Province publicly announced its first-instance verdict in the bribery case of Li Gang, former head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed in the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. Li Gang was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for bribery and fined RMB 6 million. The proceeds of Li Gang's bribery and any interest accrued thereon were confiscated and turned over to the national treasury; any shortfall will continue to be pursued.
The court found that from the first half of 1998 to June 2024, the defendant Li Gang, taking advantage of his positions as a member of the Standing Committee of the Dayi County Committee of the CPC and Deputy County Head, Deputy Secretary of the Dayi County Committee of the CPC, Deputy Secretary of the Wenjiang County (District) Committee of the CPC and County (District) Head, Executive Deputy Director of the Management Committee of the Chengdu Cross-Strait Science and Technology Industrial Development Park, Secretary of the Wenjiang District Committee of the CPC, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Sichuan Provincial Investment Promotion Bureau, Secretary of the Bazhong Municipal Committee of the CPC, Secretary of the Zigong Municipal Committee of the CPC, Member of the Party Group and Vice Governor of the Sichuan Provincial People's Government, and Member of the Standing Committee of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the CPC and Minister of the Organization Department, provided assistance to relevant units and individuals in matters such as business operations, project contracting, land transfer, and promotion, and accepted bribes totaling more than RMB 102 million.
The Wuhan Intermediate People's Court held that the defendant Li Gang's actions constituted the crime of bribery, and that the amount of bribes he accepted was exceptionally large, causing particularly serious losses to the interests of the state and the people, and should be punished according to law. Given his whistleblowing and exposure of multiple individuals' illegal and criminal activities, which were verified to be true, constituting a significant meritorious service, and considering the attempted bribery offenses, his truthful confession upon arrest, his proactive disclosure of most bribery facts not yet known to the investigating authorities, his admission of guilt and remorse, and his active return of illicit gains, with the vast majority of the illicit funds and goods recovered, he was eligible for a reduced sentence according to law. The court thus rendered the above judgment.
It is reported that the Wuhan Intermediate People's Court held a public hearing for this case on September 18, 2025. During the trial, the prosecution presented relevant evidence, which was examined by the defendant Li Gang and his defense counsel. Both sides fully expressed their opinions under the court's guidance. Li Gang made a final statement and pleaded guilty and expressed remorse in court. More than 20 people, including representatives of the National People's Congress, members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and members of the public, attended the trial.
