Liu Cangman, former Deputy Secretary of the Party Group of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first instance

6/30/2026

First-instance verdict in Liu Cangman's bribery case: life imprisonment and confiscation of all property The amount involved exceeded 316 million yuan; the court disclosed mitigating circumstances and sentencing details

On June 30, the Intermediate People's Court of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, publicly pronounced the firstinstance verdict in the bribery and influencepeddling bribery case involving Liu Mancang, the former deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group and former vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Henan Provincial People's Congress, sentencing him to life imprisonment, depriving him of political rights for life, and confiscating all his personal property; at the same time, for the influencepeddling bribery count, he was separately sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment and fined 2 million yuan. After combining the punishments for the multiple crimes, the sentence to be carried out is life imprisonment. The court found that between 1997 and 2024, Liu Mancang successively used the convenience arising from holding multiple positions at the local and provincial levels to provide assistance to relevant organizations and individuals in matters such as project development, business operations, and job promotions, and directly or through relatives illegally accepted property worth a total of more than 316 million yuan in RMB. The court held that the amount of the bribes was extraordinarily large and caused particularly severe losses, and he should be severely punished in accordance with the law. The court also pointed out that there were attempted circumstances in Liu Mancang's case, and that after he was brought into custody he truthfully confessed and proactively disclosed some facts not yet known to the supervisory authorities. He had made significant meritorious contributions, pleaded guilty and expressed remorse, and actively returned the illicit gains. Most of the related property and its fruits had been recovered, so a lighter punishment was imposed in accordance with the law. The case was publicly heard on December 4, 2025, and deputies to the People's Congress, members of the CPPCC, and members of the public attended the hearing.