American-Chinese expatriate Xu Chongyang from Wuhan, Hubei province has invested in charitable causes in mainland China. However, during Fu Zhenghua’s tenure as the head of the Ministry of Justice, his multi-billion dollar assets were plundered by Fu Zhenghua and other officials, leaving him with nothing. Despite seeking legal recourse, he faced fabricated evidence presented by judicial authorities, claiming that the case has been resolved.
Recently, Xu Chongyang has once again lodged a complaint accusing the Ministry of Justice of submitting false evidence and failing to fulfill their statutory duties in the lawsuit.
Aged 66, Xu Chongyang is a native of Wuhan, Hubei province. His wife Qiao Li is the granddaughter of Yuan Shikai, a famous political figure in modern Chinese history.
Xu Chongyang alleges that Fu Zhenghua orchestrated a false case against him, leading to the seizure of his three villas in Wuhan, as well as valuable imperial treasures, famous calligraphy, and paintings worth over 9 billion yuan by a vested interest group formed by judicial authorities.
Before the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, former Minister of Justice Fu Zhenghua was sentenced to death with a reprieve. Subsequently, Xu Chongyang began accusing Fu Zhenghua.
Xu Chongyang filed a lawsuit with the Beijing Third Intermediate People’s Court, seeking the annulment of the real estate fraud case in Wuhan led by Fu Zhenghua and other officials.
Xu Chongyang told Epoch Times, “Beforehand, the Wuhan municipal government forged notarized documents for Fu Zhenghua, who then took my land for property development. Now, we demand the revocation of the fake notarization. However, the Ministry of Justice, Beijing Third Intermediate People’s Court, and the Hubei provincial government have submitted forged false evidence, continuing to act as if the illegal occupation of my property by Fu Zhenghua has been resolved.”
In 2022, Xu Chongyang filed an administrative lawsuit against the Ministry of Justice for “failure to perform statutory duties,” demanding that it fulfill its statutory obligations by annulling Certification No. 001 of Epigraphy seen in (2004) and Certification No. 737 of Jiangminzheng in (2005).
During the trial at the Third Intermediate People’s Court in Beijing, the Ministry of Justice submitted evidence, namely a report from the Hubei Provincial Petition Bureau to the National Petition Bureau regarding the “resolution of repeated petition matters by Xu Chongyang.” Based on this report, the Ministry of Justice submitted an “administrative defense” to the Third Intermediate Court, requesting to dismiss Xu Chongyang’s administrative lawsuit.
Xu Chongyang stated, “The fact is that the Hubei Provincial Petition Bureau never once interviewed Xu Chongyang, and Xu Chongyang never left any signed documents at the Hubei Provincial Petition Bureau to resolve conflicts. The report from the Hubei Provincial Petition Bureau about the resolution of Xu Chongyang’s repeated petition matters is completely fabricated.”
During the trial, Xu Chongyang requested the Beijing Third Intermediate People’s Court to retrieve all archived materials of the “report” and the aforementioned “certifications” to verify their authenticity and accurately determine his legal responsibilities. However, the Beijing Third Intermediate People’s Court did not accept his legitimate request, directly affirming the validity of the “report” submitted by the Ministry of Justice and dismissing his administrative lawsuit.
Unsatisfied, Xu Chongyang cited the Ministry of Justice for submitting false evidence to the Beijing Third Intermediate People’s Court and appealed to the Beijing High People’s Court. Without reviewing the original files of the “report” and without legally determining its authenticity and validity, the Beijing Higher People’s Court rejected the appeal and upheld the first-instance ruling.
In 2024, Xu Chongyang once again filed an administrative lawsuit against the Ministry of Justice for “failure to perform statutory duties.” The Beijing Third Intermediate People’s Court rejected Xu Chongyang’s administrative lawsuit, citing that his lawsuit “does not fall within the jurisdiction of the People’s Court” without holding a trial.
Xu Chongyang remarked, “The Third Intermediate People’s Court of Beijing did not convene a hearing, cross-check the evidence of both parties; solely relying on the respondent’s ‘administrative defense,’ it summarily dismissed Xu Chongyang’s action against the Ministry of Justice for ‘failure to perform statutory duties,’ which is extremely hasty and violates relevant laws and regulations.”
Consequently, Xu Chongyang has once again appealed to the Beijing High People’s Court, requesting the retrieval of relevant evidence in the case to accurately determine the administrative legal liabilities involved.
Xu Chongyang expressed his helplessness, stating, “Nowadays, social justice and judicial fairness have become no more than empty slogans! Fabricating evidence is a grave crime. We are fighting legal battles, yet the State Council’s Ministry of Justice and the Hubei provincial government continue to present fabricated evidence (notarized documents) in court, which is astonishing! Where is the hope when even the judiciary lacks legal justice, Fu Zhenghua has fallen, and the judiciary keeps deteriorating. The State Council’s Ministry of Justice fabricates evidence; do we still have hope?”