Kang Sheng served as the Minister of the Ministry of Social Affairs in Yan'an. He was extremely good at creating unjust, false and wrong cases. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, he launched the "Rescue the Falling" campaign, which caused a large number of aspiring young people to be persecuted. In 1966, after the beginning of the special period of ten years, Kang Sheng was very active and constantly created unjust, false and wrong cases, causing a large number of founding fathers and revolutionary cadres to be persecuted.
1966, Kang Sheng wrote a letter in which he said that he had long suspected something, which was the "fake surrender" of Cao Lanzi Prison in 1936. After that, Kang Sheng fabricated the so-called "Sixty-one Traitor Group Case", which caused Bo Yibo, An Ziwen and others to be cruelly persecuted. So, what is the "Sixty-one Traitor Group Case"?
This matter starts from the 1930s. In the 1930s, white terror enveloped the whole country. Because of the betrayal of the traitor, the Northern Bureau of suffered two large-scale damage. Many revolutionary comrades were arrested and imprisoned and detained in Caolanzi Prison. For example, Bo Yibo, An Ziwen and others served their sentences in Caolanzi Prison.
In early 1936, Liu Shaoqi was sent to the Northern Bureau to serve as the secretary of the Northern Bureau. At that time, the Northern Bureau had suffered two large-scale damages, and there were very few loyal and trustworthy cadres. The main problem facing Liu Shaoqi was that no one was available. Against this background, one day in April 1936, Ke Qingshi, then Minister of Organization Department of the Northern Bureau, found Liu Shaoqi, and he told Liu Shaoqi about the comrades who were detained in Caolanzi Prison.
Ke Qingshi suggested to Liu Shaoqi, can the detained person issue a statement of "fake surrender" and perform the procedures, so as to get out of prison and devote himself to the anti-Japanese cause? Liu Shaoqi felt that this method was feasible because these detained cadres were all loyal and trustworthy people, but Liu Shaoqi felt that "fake surrender" might not be clear and he had to ask the central government for instructions. After asking for instructions, the Central Committee agreed to the Northern Bureau's suggestion. After that, the people in Caolanzi Prison "fake surrender" in batches, walked out of the prison, and continued to play a role in the Anti-Japanese War.
Time soon came to 1966. On September 16 of that year, Kang Sheng wrote a letter in which he wrote: "I have long suspected the decision of An Ziwen, Bo Yibo and others to surrender themselves." After that, Kang Sheng fabricated a lot of perjury and falsely accused the original "fake surrender" as "real surrender." On March 16, 1967, under the promotion of Kang Sheng, this incident was designated as the "Sixty-one Traitor Group Case". Bo Yibo, An Ziwen, Liu Lantao and others were cruelly persecuted, and Liao Luyan, Yang Zhihua, Xu Zirong and others were even persecuted to death.
1976, after crushing the "Gang of Four", the relevant departments began to investigate unjust, false and wrong cases in the special period of ten years. In 1977, after Mr. Deng returned to work, Bo Yibo's relatives demanded the rehabilitation of the "Sixty-one Traitor Group Case". However, in the process of rehabilitating this unjust case, it was obstructed by the "all factions" and there were many difficulties.
In December 1977, in order to promote the rehabilitation of unjust, false and wrong cases, Hu Yaobang was appointed as the Minister of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee. Before his comeback, Hu Yaobang proposed the "Three Strategies in Longzhong". Among the "Three Strategies in Longzhong", rehabilitation of unjust, false and wrong cases is a very important part. After taking office as Minister of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, Hu Yaobang continued to rehabilitate unjust, false and wrong cases and liberated a large number of cadres.
It is worth mentioning that the "Sixty-one Traitor Group Case" was also rehabilitated under Hu Yaobang's care. Because some people opposed the rehabilitation of this unjust case, the rehabilitation of this unjust case was not smooth, but Hu Yaobang ignored the opposition and insisted on rehabilitating this unjust, false and wrong case. The Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee also issued the "Investigation Report on the "Sixty-one Cases" through a detailed investigation. With Hu Yaobang's efforts, on December 16, 1978, the day before the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of , the Central Committee forwarded the "Investigation Report" of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, completely rehabilitating the "Sixty-one Traitor Group Case" and restoring their reputation.
