According to sources from NetEase, NetEase Group released an internal email notification today in response to the recent "NetEase Game Executive Corruption Scandal" incident. At the same time, NetEase's public relations personnel also responded through social media, emphasizing NetEase's strict anti-corruption attitude internally and refuting rumors of money laundering circulating online.
The email stated that the former heads of the Battle and KK business units, Xiang, Jin, Xu, Zhao, Wu, Lu, and Lin, were suspected of fraud, corruption, and illegal activities during their employment. They have been criminally investigated by the public security organs and have taken compulsory measures in accordance with the law. Xiang, Jin, Xu, and Zhao have had their labor contracts terminated by the company and will never be employed.
Employees Pan, Shen, and others from the Battle Business Unit have been suspected of fraud, corruption, and illegal activities during their tenure. They have been criminally filed by the public security organs and have taken criminal coercive measures in accordance with the law. Pan and Shen have had their labor contracts terminated by the company and will never be employed.
In addition, multiple external individuals involved in the case have been simultaneously subjected to criminal coercive measures by the public security organs in accordance with the law; 27 companies related to this fraud, corruption, and illegal activities have been included in the list of entities that NetEase will never cooperate with.
The announcement stated that "Sunshine, fairness, transparency, and integrity have always been the code of conduct upheld by NetEase. We have zero tolerance for any behavior that exceeds the integrity red line or violates laws and regulations. Once discovered, we will investigate to the end and will not tolerate it. Anyone suspected of illegal activities will be transferred to the public security and judicial organs for legal responsibility." "" Non profit, non leakage, non conflict, non embezzlement, non fraud, and non violation are the six integrity red lines of NetEase. Colleagues must keep them in mind and keep the alarm bell ringing. We must correctly handle the relationship between healthy business development and personal ethics and conduct
In addition, early this morning, NetEase's relevant public relations personnel responded on WeChat Moments, emphasizing NetEase's strict anti-corruption attitude internally and refuting rumors of money laundering circulating online.
The public relations officer responded on WeChat Moments, stating that "NetEase's anti-corruption efforts have never stopped. At the same time, they mentioned that due to the ongoing investigation of the case, it is inconvenient to disclose specific information, and NetEase will report it at an appropriate time. At the same time, the rumors about money laundering and other aspects circulating online are pure rumors, and NetEase has arranged to report them to the police." They also called for "no rumors, no belief in rumors, no rumors".