Liu Yanping

Liu Yanping (Chinese: 刘彦平; born August 1955) is a Chinese politician who served as vice minister of Public Security between 2013 and 2015.[1] From 2015 onwards he served as the secretary of the Central Discipline Inspection Committee (a branch of the Central Discipline Inspection Commission (CCDI)) within the Ministry of State Security (MSS).[2] In March 2022 Chinese state media reported that Liu had been placed under investigation by the CCDI for "violations of law and party discipline" (a euphemism for either political mistakes or corruption).[1] He is the 12th high-ranking official in China to be targeted by China's top anticorruption watchdog in 2022.[1] Liu crossed paths with Li Dongsheng, Meng Hongwei and Fu Zhenghua, and was known to be a close ally of Sun Lijun.[3][4][5]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Yanping
刘彦平
Secretary of the Central Discipline Inspection Committee of the Ministry of State Security
In office
May 2015 – March 2022
MinisterChen Wenqing
Personal details
BornAugust 1955 (age 68)
Fengnan County, Hebei, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1979–2022; expelled)
Alma materChina University of Political Science and Law
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese刘彦平
Traditional Chinese劉彥平

He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress and a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

In January 2023, Liu was sentenced to death with reprieve for charges of bribery.[6]

Biography

Liu was born in Fengnan County (now Fengnan District of Tangshan), Hebei, in August 1955. He secondary studied at Beijing Huiwen School (北京汇文中学). In 1974, he became a sent-down youth in Tong County (now Tongzhou District, Beijing). He joined the Chinese Communist Party in December 1979.

After graduating from China University of Political Science and Law, he was assigned to the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and later the MPS. In 2009, he was elevated to director of the Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security. He was assistant minister of Public Security in August 2011, and held that office until June 2013, when he was promoted again to become vice minister.[7] In October 2015, he replaced Huang Dianzhong as secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee of the MSS.[8] In May 2017, he went to the United States to persuade Guo Wengui to return to China and turn himself in.[9][10] In September 2019, he was made leader of the 14th Inspection Team of the 2nd Eound of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Downfall

On 12 March 2022, he was put under investigation for alleged "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the CCDI, the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[11] His colleagues, Sun Lijun and Fu Zhenghua were sacked for graft in 2021.[1] On September 1, he was expelled from the CCP and removed from public office.[12]

On November 17, he stood trial at the Intermediate People's Court of Changchun on charges of taking bribes.[13] Prosecutors accused him of taking advantage of his different positions in the central government between 2001 and 2020 to seek profits for various companies and individuals in enterprise operation, case handling, work arrangement, license plate handling.[13] In return, he accepted money and property worth over 234 million yuan (about 33.12 million U.S. dollars).[13][14][15]

On 10 January 2023, Liu was found guilty of bribery and sentenced to death with reprieve, which can be commuted to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if Liu maintained good behaviour in prison.[16]

References
  1. Frank, Tang (2022-03-12). "Former senior Chinese security cadre Liu Yanping under corruption cloud". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. "Former senior Chinese security cadre under corruption cloud". South China Morning Post. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  3. Huang Yuxin (黄雨馨) (1 September 2022). 参与孙力军政治团伙 政法高官刘彦平被“双开”. caixin.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  4. 夜话中南海：新近落马的高级警渣刘彦平其人其事. rfa.org (in Chinese). 25 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. 中共当局又惩治一名政法高官 20大前继续权力斗争. voachinese.com (in Chinese). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  6. "Former top graft investigators gets suspended death sentence for bribery". Caixin Global. 11 January 2023.
  7. Yi Yi (伊一) (2015-05-18). 刘彦平不再担任公安部副部长职务. ce.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  8. 公安部原副部长刘彦平调任国安部纪委书记. sciencenet.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  9. 华尔街日报：郭文贵事件搞得白宫国务院FBI相互指责一团乱. rfi.fr. 2017-10-23. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  10. 中国国安人员赴美劝返郭文贵 各方交锋堪比谍战片. wsj.com. 2017-10-23. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  11. "Former senior inspector under probe". Chinadaily.com. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  12. Wen Xiaoping (温晓平) (1 September 2022). 前公安部、国安部、中纪委高官刘彦平被“双开”. raf.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  13. Wang Jianliang (王建亮), ed. (17 November 2022). 国家安全部原党委委员刘彦平一审被控受贿2.34亿余元. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  14. "Former Chinese senior discipline inspector stands trial for bribery". xinhuanet.com. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  15. William, Zheng (17 November 2022). "Anti-corruption chief at Chinese spy agency admits taking US$33 million in bribes". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  16. "Former top graft investigators gets suspended death sentence for bribery". Caixin Global. 11 January 2023.
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