Senior lawmaker executed for killing mistress

时间：2007-09-06 08:44:40

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Sept. 6 - A senior lawmaker and his accomplice1, a local policeman, were executed in Jinan on Wednesday for killing2 the official's young mistress with a car bomb.

 

Duan Yihe, 61, former chairman of the Standing3 Committee of the Municipal People's Congress of Jinan, capital of Shandong Province in east China, was convicted of murder, along with policeman Chen Zhi, also his nephew-in-law, in July.

 

Duan was also convicted guilty for taking bribes4 and asking for money with a total value of 1.69 million yuan (223,800 U.S. dollars). He was also unable to explain the sources of another 1.3 million yuan (over 176,000 U.S. dollars) in assets, which was beyond his reasonable income level, according to the country's Supreme5 People's Court, which approved the execution.

 

Another accomplice Chen Changbing, boss of a local car repair plant, was sentenced to life in prison for helping6 Chen Zhi to plant the bomb in the car of Liu Haiping, Duan's mistress.

 

The three defendants7 appealed against the original verdicts but the supreme court upheld the original sentences, saying the car bombing crime "was extremely brutal8 and had seriously harmed society."

 

Duan, 61, had maintained an intimate relationship with Liu, a divorced woman 30 years his junior, since 2000, buying her a house and arranging jobs for many of her relatives.

 

However, he later longed to end the relationship after gradually growing tired of Liu, who repeatedly asked for money, demanded he divorce his wife to marry her and even threatened to report him to the prosecuting9 authorities.

 

Duan concocted10 a plan with his nephew-in-law to cause a traffic accident in order to make her "lose her ability to think," the court was told. Duan claimed it was Chen's error that killed Liu.

 

At around 5:00 p.m. on July 9, Chen Zhi and Chen Changbing planted a homemade bomb in Liu's car and detonated the device 30 minutes later by remote control as she was driving. Liu died instantly and two passers-by were injured.

 

Duan was arrested on July 16. He was expelled from the Communist Party and removed from Party posts soon after the case was exposed.

 

The swift handling of the case and execution of Duan, a month before the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, is seen as an effort by the ruling party to show the public it is cracking down on rampant11 corruption12 among official ranks.

 

Chinese leaders have warned that deeply-rooted official graft14 may threaten the party's rule.

 

Statistics from China's top prosecutor's office show that of the 16 provincial-level or higher officials punished for "serious corruption" in the last five years, 14 kept mistresses.

 

They were found to have been involved in gambling15, money-laundering, illegal real estate deals and "trading power for sex", according to a report released by the Beijing News.

 

Some of them had more than one mistress, such as former Shanghai party chief Chen Liangyu, sacked last year in connection with a corruption scandal involving the misuse16 of social security funds, and former Beijing vice-mayor Liu Zhihua, fired for taking bribes and helping his mistress "seek profit."

 

Some corrupt13 officials lavish17 their mistresses with ill-gotten houses, cars or money, while others use their "second wives" as go-betweens for accepting bribes.

 

A 55-article regulation issued by the State Council, which took effect on June 1, stipulates18 that officials who engage in extramarital sex can be demoted or fired.

 

Officials' private lives and public performance will be closely scrutinized20 under the country's first regulation to systematically21 stipulate19 administrative22 punishments for disreputable conduct.

 
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1 accomplice XJsyq     
n.从犯，帮凶，同谋
参考例句：
  • She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。
  • He is suspected as an accomplice of the murder.他涉嫌为这次凶杀案的同谋。
2 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
3 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
4 bribes f3132f875c572eefabf4271b3ea7b2ca     
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
5 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
6 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的
参考例句：
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
7 defendants 7d469c27ef878c3ccf7daf5b6ab392dc     
被告( defendant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
  • As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
8 brutal bSFyb     
adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的
参考例句：
  • She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
  • They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
9 prosecuting 3d2c14252239cad225a3c016e56a6675     
检举、告发某人( prosecute的现在分词 )； 对某人提起公诉； 继续从事（某事物）； 担任控方律师
参考例句：
  • The witness was cross-examined by the prosecuting counsel. 证人接受控方律师的盘问。
  • Every point made by the prosecuting attorney was telling. 检查官提出的每一点都是有力的。
10 concocted 35ea2e5fba55c150ec3250ef12828dd2     
v.将（尤指通常不相配合的）成分混合成某物( concoct的过去式和过去分词 )；调制；编造；捏造
参考例句：
  • The soup was concocted from up to a dozen different kinds of fish. 这种汤是用多达十几种不同的鱼熬制而成的。
  • Between them they concocted a letter. 他们共同策划写了一封信。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 rampant LAuzm     
adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的
参考例句：
  • Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
  • You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。
12 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
13 corrupt 4zTxn     
v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的
参考例句：
  • The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
  • This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
14 graft XQBzg     
n.移植，嫁接，艰苦工作，贪污；v.移植，嫁接
参考例句：
  • I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.我马上就要接受手臂的皮肤移植手术。
  • The minister became rich through graft.这位部长透过贪污受贿致富。
15 gambling ch4xH     
n.赌博；投机
参考例句：
  • They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
  • The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。
16 misuse XEfxx     
n.误用，滥用；vt.误用，滥用
参考例句：
  • It disturbs me profoundly that you so misuse your talents.你如此滥用自己的才能，使我深感不安。
  • He was sacked for computer misuse.他因滥用计算机而被解雇了。
17 lavish h1Uxz     
adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍
参考例句：
  • He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
  • The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。
18 stipulates 5c9afbf42331f6dbc8e7cd0e43b34e17     
n.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的名词复数 )；规定，明确要求v.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的第三人称单数 )；规定，明确要求
参考例句：
  • The trade contract stipulates for the settlement of balances in RMB. 贸易合同规定余额以人民币结算。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The contract stipulates for the use of seasoned timber. 合同上订明用干透的木料。 来自辞典例句
19 stipulate shhyP     
vt.规定，（作为条件）讲定，保证
参考例句：
  • International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.国际规则规定了外国参赛者的人数。
  • Some manufacturers stipulate the price at which their goods are to be sold.有些制造商规定出售他们生产的商品的价格。
20 scrutinized e48e75426c20d6f08263b761b7a473a8     
v.仔细检查，详审( scrutinize的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The jeweler scrutinized the diamond for flaws. 宝石商人仔细察看钻石有无瑕庇 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Together we scrutinized the twelve lemon cakes from the delicatessen shop. 我们一起把甜食店里买来的十二块柠檬蛋糕细细打量了一番。 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比
21 systematically 7qhwn     
adv.有系统地
参考例句：
  • This government has systematically run down public services since it took office.这一屆政府自上台以来系统地削减了公共服务。
  • The rainforest is being systematically destroyed.雨林正被系统地毀灭。
22 administrative fzDzkc     
adj.行政的，管理的
参考例句：
  • The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
  • He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

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