On the afternoon of August 7, 2022, a match-fixing incident occurred in the men's football B A (U15) final of the 16th Guangdong Province Sports Games. With the approval of the Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision set up an investigation team to find out the truth and conduct an in-depth investigation into the problems of poor performance of duties and dereliction of duty in the incident. We insisted that responsibilities must be questioned and accountability must be strict, adhere to rules and disciplines and the law, adhere to seeking truth from facts and scientific accuracy, strictly held 16 party members and leading cadres to account..
Wang Yuping, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning within the party, a government record for major demerits, and removal from office.
Lin Ying, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning within the party and a major demerit in government affairs.
Mai Liang, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, was given an intra-party warning and a government demerit record.
Lei Jianjun, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning within the party, recorded as a major demerit in government affairs, and removed from office.
Cheng Zhiwen, member and director of the general party branch of the Guangdong Provincial Football Sports Center, was dismissed from his party positions, removed from government affairs, and demoted to a level 6 employee in a management position in an public institution.
Tan Ping, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Mayor of the Guangzhou Municipal Government, was given an intra-party warning and a government demerit record.
Ouyang Ziwen, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Guangzhou Municipal Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning within the party, recorded as a major demerit in government affairs, and removed from office.
Lin Yanfen, deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group and deputy director of the Guangzhou Municipal Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning within the party and a serious punishment for political affairs.
Wu Minchun, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Guangzhou Municipal Sports Bureau, was dismissed from his party positions, removed from government affairs, and demoted to a second-level investigator.
Wang Shuyong, full-time deputy secretary of the party committee of the Guangzhou Municipal Sports Bureau and secretary of the disciplinary committee of the agency, was given a serious warning within the party and a government downgrade.
Pei Weimin, Party branch secretary and director of the Competitive Sports Division of the Guangzhou Municipal Sports Bureau, was dismissed from his party positions, removed from government affairs, and demoted to a third-level researcher.
Su Jindan, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Mayor of Qingyuan Municipal Government, was given an intra-party warning and a government demerit record.
Xu Guangyong, secretary of the Party Leadership Group of Qingyuan City Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning within the party, recorded as a major demerit in government affairs, and removed from office.
Cai Fafa, a member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Qingyuan City Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, was given a serious warning within the party, a government record for major demerits, and removal from office.
Sun Hao, a member of the Party Leadership Group of Qingyuan City Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports Bureau, was given an intra-party warning and a government demerit record.
Xie Zhiguang, Chairman of the Guangzhou Football Association and former director of the Guangzhou Football Sports Management Center, was given a two-year probation as a party member, lowered his retirement benefits, and was removed from his position as chairman of the Guangzhou Football Association in accordance with procedures.
Party organizations at all levels and party members and cadres across the province must thoroughly study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions on football work, learn lessons deeply, draw lessons from them, make in-depth rectifications, and improve the system. We must persist in drawing inferences from one example, establish a correct view of political performance, follow the laws of football development, improve the long-term mechanism for event management and supervision, and effectively prevent similar problems from happening again. It is necessary to carry forward the Chinese sports spirit , focus on the construction of football ethics, investigate and deal with serious violations of game style and disciplines such as match fixing with a zero-tolerance attitude, resolutely put an end to unhealthy tendencies such as match-fixing, and promote the healthy and orderly development of the football industry.
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