Cctv newsIn response to the problem of falsification of automatic monitoring data of ambient air, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Shanxi Provincial Government held an interview with the main responsible comrades of Linfen Municipal Government yesterday.

　　At the end of March this year, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment organized an inspection and found that some monitoring data of six state-controlled air automatic monitoring stations in Linfen City were abnormal, and the sampling system was artificially disturbed. After investigation, Zhang Wenqing, the former director of Linfen Environmental Protection Bureau, was forced by work pressure to instruct Ye Zhang, director of the bureau office, and Zhang Yongpeng, the employee of the monitoring station, to organize Xu Dong and others to deliberately destroy the automatic monitoring data of ambient air. From April 2017 to March 2018, Zhang Yongpeng organized personnel to interfere with six state-controlled air automatic monitoring stations in the city for nearly 100 times by blocking sampling heads and sprinkling water on monitoring equipment, resulting in serious distortion of monitoring data for 53 times.

　　At present, Zhang Wenqing, former director of Linfen Environmental Protection Bureau, has been sentenced to two years in prison; Ye Zhang and Zhang Yongpeng were sentenced to one year’s imprisonment respectively. The other 13 personnel were sentenced to 8 months and 6 months in prison respectively.

Liu Changgen, Deputy Director of the State Environmental Protection Supervision Office

　　Liu Changgen, Deputy Director of the State Environmental Protection Supervision OfficeThe falsification of environmental air quality monitoring data in Linfen City is an organized and premeditated intentional crime.

　　At the interview meeting, Liu Yuqiang, Mayor of Linfen, signed the letter of responsibility, expressing his sincere acceptance of the interview, drawing lessons and ensuring the implementation of air pollution control.