From July 2003 to January 2004, Southern Metropolis Daily editor-in-chief Cheng Yizhong, general manager and deputy editor-in-chief Yu Huafeng, Nanfang Daily Newspaper Group Social Committee member Li Minying, Southern Metropolis Daily Planning and Finance Department Director Deng Haiyan was arrested on suspicion of corruption, bribery, bribery, and misappropriation of state-owned assets.
On March 4, 2004, the People's Court of Dongshan District, Guangzhou City heard the case.
On March 19, the Dongshan District People’s Court found the defendant Yu Huafeng guilty of corruption and bribery, and was punished for several crimes. It decided to execute a fixed-term prison sentence of 12 years and confiscate 50,000 yuan of property; The proceeds of 100,000 yuan will be returned to Southern Metropolis Newspaper. Expand
The case of Southern Metropolis Daily general manager Yu Huafeng suspected of corruption and bribery was originally scheduled to be heard in the Guangzhou Intermediate Court on May 24, but the trial was suddenly postponed. In addition, the newspaper’s executive editor Cheng Yizhongyi According to the procedure, the case should be handed over to the public prosecution agency before June 1, but as of the time of publication (June 1), no formal prosecution has been carried out. There are various indications that the case has been in a confusing state.
The Yu Huafeng case and the Cheng Yizhong case are both important components of the much-publicized and controversial Southern Metropolis Daily Economic Case (hereinafter referred to as the "Nandu Case"). Finance and Economics has recently received confirmation from multiple authoritative channels:
In mid-April this year, two highly respected former provincial Party committee secretaries in Guangdong Province, Ren Zhongyi and Wu Nansheng, wrote to members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, ** * Zhang Dejiang, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, believes that the objections of the general public, including jurists and economists, to this case are "worth pondering". Zhang also gave instructions.
Analysts here believe that this letter and Zhang's instructions are likely to be the key to overturning the "Nandu case". The delay in the Yu and Cheng cases being heard is a signal worthy of scrutiny.
Baidu Encyclopedia--"Southern Metropolis Daily" case
People's Daily Online--Corruption determination triggered controversy in the "Southern Metropolis Daily" case.