Personal Introduction

Graduated from one of the national first-class key university under Project 211 and obtained a master’s degree.In terms of criminal litigation, HOU defended in several cases regarding official crimes by cadres of department;In terms of criminal compliance, HOU served as the legal counsel for many companies, helping them improve their legal awareness and effectively avoid legal risks.

• In the case regarding accepting bribes, abuse of power, and offering bribes by SU X, former deputy director-general of the Shanxi Public Security Department, after effective defense by HOU Aiwen, SU X was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for extorting bribes of more than RMB 56 million, and was subject to combined punishment for 13 years for three crimes;
• In the case regarding bribes accepted by WU XX, the former director-general of Shanxi Coal Industry Department, after effective defense by HOU Aiwen, the crime amount of WU XX was drastically reduced by more than RMB 10 million;
• In the case regarding WANG XX, the former deputy-general of the Mineral Development Department of the Ministry of Land and Resources, who accepted bribes and abused his power, WANG XX’s sentenced imprisonment for abuse of power was reduced from five years to three years;
• In the case regarding Zhao XX illegally smuggling precious animal products, HOU Aiwen raised objections against the appraisal price of the items involved at the investigation stage. After re-appraisal, the price dropped significantly. At the review and prosecution stage, HOU Aiwen fully communicated with the prosecutors, and the prosecutor listened to the defense opinions and conducted a supplementary investigation. In the end, the procuratorate found that the criminal facts were unclear and the evidence was insufficient, and decided not to prosecute the suspect;
• The case regarding LIU XX, the secretary of the division level of the Ministry of Finance, who accepted bribes is the first case transferred by the Beijing Municipal Supervisory Committee after the promulgation of the new Criminal Procedure Law. The Procuratorate recommended that the sentence be three to three and a half years of imprisonment. In the cases where the suspect confessed and was subject to punishments, the defender exercises the right of independent defense, raised objections against the procuratorate’s sentencing recommendations, and finally, the relevant court supported the defender’s defense opinions and sentenced LIU XX to be imprisoned for two years based on procuratorate’s sentencing recommendations. After the relevant procuratorate protested this case, the Beijing Higher Court upheld the first-instance judgment. This case was included in the WeChat official account of the Beijing Higher People’s Court;
• In the case case regarding WU X, deputy general manager of AVIC Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd., who accepted bribes and misappropriated public funds, the crime of misappropriating public funds was changed to the crime of abuse of power, and the sentencing was greatly mitigated;
• In the case regarding accepting (jointly) bribes and corporate bribery by HAO X, chairman of Beijing Hanhong Holdings Co., Ltd. and deputy secretary-general of China Prosecutor Education Foundation, after an effective defense by HOU Aiwen, the court decided that the crime of joint bribery was not established;
• In the case regarding JIANG XX, former chairman of Yihua Group, one of the top 500 Chinese enterprises, who accepted bribes, misappropriated public funds, misappropriated funds, conducted insider trading, illegally operated similar businesses, and abused power as a personnel of state-owned enterprises, HOU Aiwen defended the suspect for innocence in respect of all the aforesaid six charges, and successfully invited an auxiliary expert to appear in court. The defense effect was good, and this case was awaiting the judgment;
• In the case regarding HAN X cheating and bluffing, according to the amount involved in the case, the suspect might have been sentenced to be imprisoned for more than ten years, but was sentenced to be imprisoned for one and a half years after valid defense by HOU Aiwen;
• In the case regarding AN XX suspected of excavating ancient tombs, excavating ancient cultural sites, and reselling cultural relics, HOU Aiwen initiated the exclusion of illegal evidence, thereby resulted in the second offence being unfounded;
• In the case regarding ZHAO X infringing upon business reputation, HOU Aiwen successfully has the necessity of detention reviewed, changed the compulsory measures to being released on bail pending trial, and the suspect was eventually sentenced to probation.