[Xu Chuanzhi, the former deputy ministerial inspection commissioner of the Central Inspection Team, was sentenced to twelve years in the first instance] On October 8, 2026, the Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court of Zhejiang Province publicly pronounced the first instance verdict on Xu Chuanzhi, the former deputy ministerial inspection commissioner of the Central Inspection Team, in the case of accepting bribes and using his influence to accept bribes. The defendant Xu Chuanzhi was sentenced to ten years and six months in prison for accepting bribes. , and was sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of five years and a fine of RMB 1.5 million for the crime of taking advantage of influence to accept bribes. It was decided to implement a fixed-term imprisonment of 12 years and a fine of RMB 2.5 million. The property and interest obtained from Xu Chuanzhi’s crimes that were recovered will be turned over to the state treasury in accordance with the law, and the remaining part will continue to be recovered. The trial found that: from 2001 to 2023, the defendant Xu Chuanzhi took advantage of his position as head of relevant departments of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, Secretary of the Commission for Discipline Inspection, Director of the Supervisory Committee of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and deputy ministerial inspection commissioner of the Central Inspection Team, as well as the convenience of his powers or status to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in matters such as project contracting, case handling, job adjustments, etc., and illegally received property directly or through others, totaling more than RMB 10.72 million. From the second half of 2023 to 2025, after Xu Chuanzhi retired, he took advantage of his former powers or status as a deputy ministerial-level inspection commissioner of the Central Inspection Team to provide assistance to relevant units and individuals in contracting projects through the actions of other national staff members, and illegally received a total of more than 25.87 million yuan in property. The Ningbo Intermediate People's Court held that defendant Xu Chuanzhi's behavior constituted the crime of accepting bribes and using his influence to accept bribes, and should be punished in accordance with the law. In view of the attempted bribery crime and the crime of using influence to accept bribes, he truthfully confessed the crime after arriving at the case, and took the initiative to explain most of the facts of bribery and all the facts of using influence to accept bribes that were not known to the case handling agency. The crime of using influence to accept bribes should be surrendered, plead guilty and repent, and actively withdraw from the crime. Most of the stolen property and interest obtained from crime have been recovered, among which Xu Chuanzhi’s actual personal income and interest have all been recovered. There are statutory and discretionary lenient punishment circumstances. The crime of accepting bribes he committed can be given a lighter punishment in accordance with the law. The crime of accepting bribes by using influence can be given a lighter punishment in accordance with the law. The court then made the above judgment. It is reported that the Ningbo Intermediate People's Court held a public hearing on the case on July 23, 2026. During the trial, the procuratorate presented relevant evidence, and the defendant Xu Chuanzhi and his defender conducted cross-examination. The prosecution and defense fully expressed their opinions under the auspices of the court. Xu Chuanzhi made a final statement and expressed his guilt and repentance in court. More than 60 people including NPC deputies, CPPCC members and people from all walks of life attended the trial. (CCTV News)