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On November 14, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate people's Court held a public hearing on the first instance of the defendant Chen Demei's case of taking bribes and making illegal profits for relatives and friends.

The public prosecution alleged that from 2007 to 2023, the defendant Chen Demei successively took advantage of his positions as general manager of Shanghai Huizhong Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd., vice president of Shanghai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "SAIC"), and chairman of Anji Automobile Logistics Co., Ltd., to provide help and seek benefits for relevant units and individuals in matters such as increasing business share, contracting projects, and operating the company. From 2008 to 2024, Chen Demei illegally accepted property from relevant units and individuals, totaling more than 29.4695 million yuan. From 2013 to 2017, defendant Chen Demei took advantage of her position as vice president of SAIC to greet relevant personnel and asked the company her son actually controlled to undertake SAIC related business at a significantly higher price than the market, making an illegal profit of 5 million yuan.

The public prosecution organ believes that the defendant Chen Demei's behavior should be investigated for criminal responsibility for the crime of accepting bribes and illegally making profits for relatives and friends, and should be punished together for several crimes. During the trial, the defendant Chen Demei had no objection to the facts and charges charged in this case and pleaded guilty to punishment. The court will pass sentence on Chen Demei's crime.

According to the data, Chen Demei was born in October 1962, a member of the Communist Party of China, a graduate student, a master of business administration and a senior economist. He was the deputy manager and manager of the economic operation department of Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Corporation, the manager of the economic operation department and the manager of the quality and economic operation department of Shanghai Automobile Group Co., Ltd., and the executive director of the quality and economic operation department of Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Corporation. Deputy Chief Economist of Shanghai Automobile Group Co., Ltd., General Manager of Shanghai Huizhong Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd., General Manager of Shanghai Wanzhong Auto parts Co., Ltd., Vice President of Shanghai Automotive Industry (Group) Corporation and General Manager of Automobile Service Trade Division. In January 2012, Chen Demei was appointed Vice President of Shanghai Automobile Group Co., Ltd. In April 2023, Chen Demei resigned as vice president because of her retirement age.

In April 2024, according to the Supervisory Commission of the Shanghai discipline Inspection Commission, Chen Demei, former vice president of Shanghai Automobile Group Co., Ltd., is currently under disciplinary examination and supervision investigation by the Supervisory Commission of the Shanghai discipline Inspection Commission on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law. In August 2024, the Supervisory Commission of the Shanghai Municipal Commission for discipline Inspection informed that Chen Demei, former vice president of Shanghai Automobile Group Co., Ltd., was expelled from the party and his retirement treatment was cancelled.

According to the report, after investigation, Chen Demei, as a leading cadre of party members in state-owned enterprises, lost her ideals and beliefs, abandoned her original mission, ignored the spirit of the eight regulations of the central government, illegally accepted gifts and money, and illegally went in and out of places with the nature of a private clubhouse; violated organizational principles, concealed not reporting her son's business and business and his actual stock holdings, and sought benefits for others in the employment of staff and workers. There is no distinction between "pro" and "clear" political and business relations, accept banquets for a long time, engage in profit-making activities in violation of regulations, make use of their powers and powers to carry out business activities for their sons and help their wives to absorb deposits, interfere with and interfere in the business activities of subordinate enterprises in violation of work requirements, and accept pornographic services. Take the power conferred by the party and the people as a tool to seek private interests, "rely on enterprises to eat enterprises" and "rely on cars to earn cars", take advantage of their positions to seek benefits for others and illegally accept huge amounts of property; take advantage of their positions to purchase goods from units operated and managed by their sons at significantly higher prices than the market, resulting in heavy losses to national interests.

Chen Demei seriously violated the discipline of the Party, constituted a serious violation of her duties and was suspected of accepting bribes and illegally making profits for relatives and friends, and did not restrain and stop after the 18th CPC National Congress, which was of a serious nature and bad influence, and should be dealt with seriously. In accordance with the relevant provisions of the regulations on Communist Party of China Disciplinary Action, the Supervision Law of the people's Republic of China, and the Law of the people's Republic of China on Administrative punishment of Public officials, and after study by the standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Commission for discipline Inspection, it was decided to expel Chen Demi from the party and cancel her retirement treatment; to transfer her suspected crime to the procuratorial organ for examination and prosecution according to law, and to transfer the property involved.

On September 2, according to the official account of the Supreme people's Procuratorate, Chen Demei, former vice president of Shanghai Automobile Group Co., Ltd., suspected of accepting bribes and illegally making profits for relatives and friends, was investigated and concluded by the Shanghai Municipal Supervisory Commission and transferred to the procuratorial organs for examination and prosecution. A few days ago, the first Branch of the Shanghai Municipal people's Procuratorate made a decision to arrest Chen Demei on suspicion of accepting bribes and illegally making profits for relatives and friends. On October 15, according to the official account of the Supreme people's Procuratorate, the procuratorial organs in Shanghai prosecuted Chen Demei for allegedly taking bribes and illegally making profits for relatives and friends. On November 14, the Shanghai No. 1 Intermediate people's Court held a public hearing on the first instance of the defendant Chen Demei's case of accepting bribes and making illegal profits for relatives and friends. The defendant Chen Demei admitted the crimes listed by the court at the court, and the court decided to pass sentence at a fixed time.

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