'Tigers' caught in graft probe triple: Top procurator
(Xinhua/chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-03-12 10:09:41
Cao Jianming, the procurator general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP), delivered a work report to national lawmakers during the third session of the 12th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 12, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]
Number of senior officials investigated in graft cases jumped
from 8 to 28 in just one year, said the top procurator on
Thursday.
Cao Jianming, the procurator general of the Supreme People's
Procuratorate (SPP), delivered a work report to national lawmakers
on Thursday during China's annual parliamentary session.
Highlighting China's sweeping anti-corruption blitz, the
report said 28 officials at the provincial or ministerial level and
higher were placed under judicial investigation for corruption last
year.
The officials included Zhou Yongkang, a former member of the
Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party
of China Central Committee, and Xu Caihou, former vice chairman of
the Central Military Commission.
Thursday's figure was compared to eight officials at the
provincial or ministerial level who were investigated for suspected
embezzlement and bribery in 2013.
From 2008 to 2012, a total of 30 officials at the provincial
or ministerial level and higher faced investigation for corruption
or other job-related crimes, Cao said.
Prosecutors investigated the cases of Bo Xilai, a former
member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee in
2012.
The SPP had the resolution to fight every corruption and
punish every corrupt official, focusing on duty-related crimes
committeed by leading officials in key positions, according to
Thursday's report.
Here are other highlights of Cao's report.
Statistics on anti-graft campaign
The report said prosecutors investigated and punished 14,062
public servants for abusing power and embezzlement, up 13.2 percent
from the previous year.
A total of 55,101 people were investigated for duty-related
crimes in 41,487 cases, an annual increase of 7.4 percent,
according to the report.
In addition, 7,827 bribers were prosecuted for criminal
offenses, up 37.9 percent from the previous
year.
749 'fugitives' hiding overseas brought back
A total of 749 suspected fugitives allegedly involved in
corruption have been brought back from overseas, said Cao.
The campaign to hunt down alleged fugitives was launched in
October 2014, netting suspects from 17 countries and regions,
including the US and Canada.
The judicial authorities pledged to intensify the
international manhunt for officials who have fled abroad to evade
justice.
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