[Former Vice Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission Wang Jianjun was sentenced to life in the first instance] On September 7, 2026, the Intermediate People's Court of Weifang City, Shandong Province publicly announced in the first instance that Wang Jianjun, former Party Committee Member and Vice Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, was sentenced to life imprisonment. In the bribery case, the defendant Wang Jianjun was sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes, deprived of political rights for life, and all personal property was confiscated; the recovered bribery income and interest earned by Wang Jianjun were turned over to the state treasury in accordance with the law, and the remaining part continued to be recovered. It was found after trial that from the first half of 2005 to September 2019, the defendant Wang Jianjun took advantage of his positions as member of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of the Yunnan Supervision Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, deputy director of the General Office of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, and director of the Market Supervision Department. Facilitation, as well as convenient conditions for the formation of powers or status, to seek benefits for relevant units and individuals in company listing, corporate financing, business contracting, etc., and illegally accepted property from the above units and individuals directly or through others, totaling more than 93.4 million yuan. The Weifang Intermediate People's Court held that the defendant Wang Jianjun's behavior constituted the crime of accepting bribes. The amount of bribes he accepted was extremely huge and caused extremely heavy losses to the interests of the country and the people, and he should be punished in accordance with the law. In view of the fact that he truthfully confessed the crime after arriving at the case, took the initiative to confess some bribery facts that the case handling agency has not yet grasped, confessed and repented, and the stolen money and property involved in the case have been recovered, there are statutory and discretionary lenient punishment circumstances, and he can be given a lighter punishment in accordance with the law. The court then made the above judgment. It is reported that the Weifang Intermediate People's Court held a public hearing on the case on June 10, 2026. During the trial, the procuratorate presented relevant evidence, and the defendant Wang Jianjun and his defender conducted cross-examination. The prosecution and defense fully expressed their opinions under the auspices of the court. Wang Jianjun made a final statement and expressed his guilt and repentance in court. More than 20 people including NPC deputies, CPPCC members and people from all walks of life attended the trial.