Henan Pingdingshan reports "7.15 million yuan to build the Cowherd and Weaver Girl sculpture", multiple people sentenced.

On the evening of July 16, the joint investigation team of Pingdingshan City, Henan Province, once again issued a situation report on the "Luoyang County spending 7.15 million yuan to build a Cowherd and Weaver Girl sculpture." 1. Regarding the project decision-making issue: After investigation, it was found that there were problems of non-standard decision-making and inadequate supervision in the motion, decision-making, and implementation process of the sculpture project by the Luoyang County Committee and County Government. On September 8, 2023, the Pingdingshan Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision gave criticism and education to the Luoyang County Committee and major leaders of the County Government, and ordered them to conduct a thorough self-inspection. The deputy county mayor in charge of Luoyang County was given a warning discussion for direct leadership responsibility. 2. Regarding the issues of building before tender and high prices: During the implementation of the project, problems of building before tender, collusion in bidding, and inflated prices were found. After hiring a third-party engineering consulting company to reassess the project, the final settlement cost was determined to be 2,071,949.29 yuan, and settled accordingly. Based on the investigation results: On August 29, 2023, the former main person in charge of the Luoyang County Housing and Construction Bureau, Party A, was dismissed for dereliction of duty and leadership responsibility in the project implementation. On September 14, 2023, the deputy in charge of Luoyang County Housing and Construction Bureau who was responsible for project bidding, Li, was investigated and placed under detention. He was subsequently expelled from the party and discharged from public office. His criminal case was transferred to the procuratorate for prosecution, resulting in a three-year fixed-term imprisonment with a three-year suspension, as well as a fine of 200,000 yuan. Rui Ze Art (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., which was suspected of collusion in bidding, was legally processed. On February 18, 2025, the company was fined 300,000 yuan. The legal representative Ma was sentenced to six months in prison with a one-year suspension, while the actual controller Ma was sentenced to one year in prison with a one and a half-year suspension. Employee He was sentenced to ten months in prison with a one-year suspension, and the three were fined 20,000-30,000 yuan each.