Former railway minister charged
Former railway minister Liu Zhijun has been charged with bribery and abuse of power, authorities said Wednesday.
The Second Branch of Beijing People's Procuratorate filed the charges against Liu with the city's No.2 Intermediate People's Court. The court has accepted the case according to law, and will set a trial date.
The procuratorate has told Liu, the defendant, of his rights. It has interrogated the defendant, and heard the opinions of his legal defender during examination and prosecution.
According to the indictment issued by the Second Branch of Beijing People's Procuratorate, as a state functionary, Liu sought benefits for others by taking advantage of his position, and accepted financial incentives from others, which were of a huge amount.
The indictment said as a member of staff of a state organ, Liu engaged in malpractices for personal gains and abuse of power, leading to huge losses of public properties and of the interests of the state and its people.
With "especially serious circumstances," Liu should be subject to criminal liabilities for bribe-taking and abuse of power according to law.
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鐵道部原部長、黨組書記劉志軍受賄、濫用職權一案,今日已由北京市人民檢察院第二分院依法向北京市第二中級人民法院提起公訴。
劉志軍大事記
對7·23動車事故負主要領導責任
1953年1月生。湖北鄂州人,研究生學歷,工程師。
1973年8月,加入中國共產黨。
2003年3月,在鐵路系統工作近20年的劉志軍被任命為鐵道部部長、黨組書記。
2004年,劉志軍主持完成中國鐵路第五次大提速。
2007年,劉志軍主持中國鐵路實現第六次大提速。
2008年4月28日,由北京開往青島的T195次旅客列車因超速,機后9至17號列車車廂脫軌。事故導致70人死亡,416人受傷。事故發生后,劉志軍指出,全路要深刻吸取事故教訓,杜絕嚴重事故的再次發生。
2008年10月,劉志軍要求各單位推進鐵路懲防腐敗體系建設,決不姑息任何腐敗分子。
2009年,劉志軍因4·28鐵路事故被國務院記過處分。
2011年2月,因涉嫌嚴重違紀,劉志軍被免去鐵道部黨組書記職務。同月,全國人大常委會免去其鐵道部部長職務。任命盛光祖為黨組書記、鐵道部部長。
2011年6月,中紀委表示鐵道部原部長劉志軍案件目前仍處調查階段。
2011年7月23日,北京南站開往福州站的D301次動車組列車與前行的杭州站開往福州南站的D3115次動車組列車發生追尾事故,至7月29日已有40人死亡,約200人受傷。
2011年12月28日上午,國務院常務會議作出了對7·23甬溫線特別重大鐵路交通事故的處理決定:原鐵道部部長劉志軍負主要領導責任,因涉嫌嚴重違紀違法問題,另案一并處理