After the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Xing Pengming finished his introduction, he looked at everyone and said:
"To sum up, is it a wrongful conviction? This is something that needs to be discussed by everyone. Otherwise, the case should be reopened!
Our comrades from the Discipline Inspection Commission have also conducted some interviews. This case has had a significant impact in Lingjiang and also affects judicial fairness and justice!
After he finished speaking, he didn't forget to glance at Feng Yuxing, which made Feng Yuxing very upset. The company was under his responsibility, and this matter really had something to do with him.
"Everyone, now that Comrade Pengming has finished introducing the case, let's start discussing it!" Yan Baiyang said this lightly, and then started drinking tea.
Mayor Qiu Shangnan looked a little embarrassed. Three years ago, he was not yet the mayor, but he was also a member of the Municipal Party Committee Standing Committee. After he took the position of mayor, he did not ask about this matter.
Feng Yuxing gave Yan Baiyang a look of contempt, but Yan Baiyang ignored him.
Among the Standing Committee members present, except for the Municipal Party Secretary Yan Baiyang and Feng Yuxing who knew nothing about this matter, everyone else knew something about the case three years ago.
At that time, perhaps some of them had not yet become members of the Standing Committee, but they also held important positions. From a more macro perspective, it can be said that they all shouldered unshirkable responsibilities.
Just now, when the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Xing Pengming was explaining the case, Feng Yuxing was also observing everyone's expressions. Their expressions didn't change much, and their versions were similar.
Because they all know that this is nothing strange, and they don't know where to start if they want to hold anyone responsible. The main principle is that the law does not hold everyone responsible.
Feng Yuxing looked at the members of the Standing Committee who were all so contented, and in his heart he kept saying two words: sad!
He judged that Deputy Secretary Nan Guoyuan should be the first person to jump out to refute or express different opinions.
After the last Standing Committee meeting, Feng Yuxing began to ponder and speculate. His intuition told him that Deputy Secretary Nan Guoyuan might be the most influential figure among these Lao Xiyun, and could even be considered their "leader," or spiritual leader.
Bringing up this case from three years ago again is indeed a bit sensitive and there is a hint of taboo in it.
Five acres of land and crops, which is double compensation, doesn't cost much money, but they just take it for free and break the law knowingly. It's such a rampant behavior and it seems so casual.
No one immediately took over Yan Baiyang's lead and spoke first, which was normal. Everyone knew this was a well-known fact, and everyone was watching the wind or waiting for others to take the lead.
"Comrades, let me speak!" Feng Yuxing's judgment was correct. The first person to stand up and speak was Deputy Secretary Nan Guoyuan. The expressions of the others did not change, as if they had the same judgment as Feng Yuxing.
"This case has been shelved in our memories for three years, and many of the people involved have left their original positions, some have retired, and some have chosen retirement.
As for whether this is a wrongful conviction, even the parties involved would find it difficult to make a definitive conclusion. To definitively determine the rights and wrongs of the case, we must thoroughly investigate every individual and organization involved.
Whether it is the municipal party committee at the city level or the village committee at the grassroots level, all relevant information needs to be carefully checked.
Looking back at when the court tried this case, these key factual information must have been discussed and verified in depth!
Although I was not one of the direct handlers at the time, based on my reasoning about the causal relationship behind these events, I believe that this case may not really be a wrongful conviction.
Of course, mistakes can be made due to momentary negligence or improper handling, but for now, the only thing we can trust is the final decision of the court!
Deputy Secretary Nan Guoyuan's language expression can be said to be very official and logically tight. Everyone had guessed the conclusion from the beginning, but it was indeed a little hard to believe that he really confirmed that this was a solid case, not a wrongful case.
Feng Yuxing did not refute what Deputy Secretary Nan Guoyuan said, but supported him instead. He lowered his head and drank tea. He believed that the situation would be the same as the last Standing Committee meeting, and someone would still stand up to support Nan Guoyuan's point of view.
Feng Yuxing suddenly thought of a problem, that is, Mayor Qiu Shangnan. Before he came to Xiyun City to take office, when the Provincial Party Committee Organization Minister Zhang Ge talked to him, he named Qiu Shangnan as Old Xiyun, which meant that Xiyun City Mayor Qiu Shangnan was very likely suspected of forming a clique, but now it seems that this should not be the case.
From the last Standing Committee meeting to this one, it seems that Mayor Qiu Shangnan is powerless in front of this group of old people.
From this point of view, Qiu Shangnan should be a nail placed by Governor Nie Liwen in order to check and balance these old Xiyuns, but he is obviously unable to do so. Now with the addition of the new secretary Yan Baiyang, he is still at a disadvantage. Because of the speech at the Standing Committee meeting, these old Xiyuns are not at all averse to Qiu Shangnan, the mayor of old Xiyun.
"Is Xiyun City controlled by the powerful forces in the provincial capital, or is there a deeper reason?" Feng Yuxing pondered. "If Qiu Shangnan is really not an obstacle to Xiyun City's development, then the next person to come out in support of Nan Guoyuan should be Executive Vice Mayor Xia Jiang!"
Feng Yuxing's impulsive judgment was still correct.
"Comrades, hello! I would like to join in the fun today and share my own views." Executive Vice Mayor Xia Jiang coughed twice during the meeting, then cleared his throat gently, his tone full of authority.
“Honestly speaking, I personally feel that Comrade Peng Ming really shouldn’t accept the appeal materials for overturning the verdict in this case!
We must not wait until the matter is actually dealt with, spend a lot of time and energy on investigation and research, and finally discover the truth, only to find out that this is a confirmed case.
By then, a case that was proven true three years ago, and three years later, so much manpower and financial resources were wasted! You know, our Xiyun Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have a heavy responsibility, shouldering the burden of managing the lives of more than seven million people.
If we waste our energy on such a baseless case, it would be a huge injustice to us!"
After Executive Vice Mayor Xia Jiang's words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed a bit; Deputy Secretary Nan Guoyuan's previous view was that it was only highly likely, and this was not a wrongful case.
Executive Vice Mayor Xia Jiang escalated his rhetoric even further, directly arguing that Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary Xing Pengming should not have accepted the appeal materials for this three-year-old case.
Municipal Party Secretary Yan Baiyang was still leisurely blowing his tea, and Mayor Qiu Shangnan's expression was slightly better than the last Standing Committee meeting. After all, as soon as Executive Vice Mayor Xia Jiang jumped out to speak, he roughly guessed the result.
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