Former Guangdong Police Chief Gets 10-Year Jail Term for Bribery

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Li Chunsheng was sentenced to 10 years in jail by a court in Hunan for taking $11 million in bribes

What’s new: Li Chunsheng, a former police chief and ex-vice governor of South China's Guangdong province, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption, a court in central China’s Hunan province said Wednesday.

Li used his positions as a senior government official in Henan and Guangdong between 2001 and 2022 to offer favors in business deals and job promotions for companies and individuals, in exchange for 79.4 million yuan ($11 million) in bribes, court documents showed.

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Li Chunsheng, former police chief and vice governor of Guangdong, sentenced to 10 years for corruption involving 79.4 million yuan in bribes.
Li’s bribery caused significant harm, but his sentence was reduced due to his voluntary surrender and cooperation in other cases.
Li, expelled from the Communist Party in June 2023, was the first prominent public security official to be prosecuted post-20th party congress.

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What Happened When

2001：: Li Chunsheng began using his positions as a senior government official in Henan and Guangdong to offer favors in business deals and job promotions.

2006：: Li Chunsheng moved to Beijing to head a bureau in charge of personnel training at the Ministry of Public Security.

2013：: Li Chunsheng moved to Guangdong to serve as the province’s vice governor and director of the provincial public security department.

2021：: Li Chunsheng became deputy head of the provincial legislature in Guangdong.

October 2022：: The 20th Party Congress was held.

November 2022：: Li Chunsheng turned himself in to China's top anti-graft agency.

June 2023：: Li Chunsheng was expelled from the Communist Party.

June 2023：: The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) accused Li of trading influence for sex, illegally interfering in judicial and law enforcement cases, and meddling in capital market activities.