Former head of drug watchdog accused of taking bribes

时间：2007-04-09 03:38:58

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Apr.9 - Zheng Xiaoyu, former director of the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), who was expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) last month, has been accused of taking bribes1 of more than 5 million yuan (about 650,000 U.S. dollars).

 

Zheng's case, previously2 investigated by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection3, has been transferred to the Supreme4 People's Procuratorate (SPP). Zheng is locked up awaiting trial, according to a report of the 21st Century Business Herald5.

 

The report said Zheng's relatives are also being investigated for assets worth of millions of yuan which they could not account for.

 

All of the bribes, including cash and gifts, came from pharmaceutical6 companies, said the report.

 

The report mentioned a pharmaceutical company in south China's Hainan Province, the Hainan Kongliyuan Group, which gave Zheng bribes and paintings.

 

In return, the company acquired 277 approvals of medicines from the SFDA, including more than 100 approvals in 2005. Most of the medicines were antibiotics7 which could bring high profits for the company.

 

The heads of the company have also been detained for investigation8, said the report.

 

Zheng first came under investigation by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in December last year.

 

Well-informed sources said that clues to Zheng's case were discovered during an investigation of his subordinates.

 

Hao Heping, one of Zheng's former secretaries, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for bribery9 in November last year. Cao Wenzhuang, another former secretary of Zheng, came under investigation in January of last year.

 

Zheng was appointed director of the SFDA when it was created in 1998.

 

In 2002, China adopted national standards for approving medicines. All new medicines have to be approved by the SFDA before they can be put on the market.

 

Zheng promoted a certification system called Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), which was brought into disrepute by a series of health scares and corruption10 scandals.

 

Zheng Shangjin, former head of the Drug Administration in east China's Zhejiang Province, has been linked to Zheng Xiaoyu's case, according to the report.

 

Hainan Kongliyuan Group gave Zheng Shangjin a car worth 580,000 yuan (about 75,000 U.S. dollars) in 2005 in return for establishing contacts with high-ranking officials in Beijing.

 

Zhou Hang, Zheng Shangjin's predecessor11, also had close relations with Zheng Xiaoyu. Zhou was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve12 by local court in 2002 for taking bribes.

 

The court found that Zhou took bribes totaling 2.67 million yuan (322,000 U.S. dollars) and 170,700 U.S. dollars between 1988 and 2001.

 

More than one sixth of the pharmaceutical companies which obtained GMP certificates in Zhejiang Province had given bribes to Zhou, said the report.

 

A retired13 SFDA official said Zhou persuaded Zhejiang's pharmaceutical companies to "pay tribute" to Zheng Xiaoyu. "In the SFDA's first year, one fifth of the country's approved new drugs were from companies in Zhejiang."

 

Gao Chun, once director of the R&D department of a large pharmaceutical company, said the so-called R&D departments of many pharmaceutical companies actually dealt with public relations.

 

After the Hainan Kongliyuan Group's involvement in the scandal was exposed, He Xiaohua, assistant to the general manager of the company, said that although the company had 300 employees in its R&D department, none of the 100-odd drugs produced by the company each year had in fact been developed in-house.

 
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1 bribes f3132f875c572eefabf4271b3ea7b2ca     
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
2 previously bkzzzC     
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
3 inspection y6TxG     
n.检查，审查，检阅
参考例句：
  • On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
  • The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
4 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
5 herald qdCzd     
vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎
参考例句：
  • In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
  • Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。
6 pharmaceutical f30zR     
adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的
参考例句：
  • She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
  • We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。
7 antibiotics LzgzQT     
n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
  • The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。
8 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
9 bribery Lxdz7Z     
n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿
参考例句：
  • FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
  • He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
10 corruption TzCxn     
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
  • The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
  • The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
11 predecessor qP9x0     
n.前辈，前任
参考例句：
  • It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
  • The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。
12 reprieve kBtzb     
n.暂缓执行（死刑）；v.缓期执行；给…带来缓解
参考例句：
  • He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。
  • The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6 个月。
13 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的
参考例句：
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

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