Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Thursday, February 07, 2002
China to Broadcast Wanted Notice for Corrupt Officials
Starting from March 1, a wanted notice for corrupt officials will be broadcast every day on over 100 television stations, said the Procuratorial Daily Tuesday.
Starting from March 1, a wanted notice for corrupt officials will be broadcast every day on over 100 television stations, said the Procuratorial Daily Tuesday.
The first corrupt official at large to figure in the broadcast will be Xiao Jinhua, former head of the Urban Credit Cooperative in Baoding City of north China's Hebei province.
Xiao was a fugitive suspected of bribery and embezzlement, says the paper.
And anyone who provides valuable information about Xiao's bribery case will be given a reward by relevant procuratorates.
The notice will first be released by the country's Supreme People's Procuratorate through a TV program called "Ruling China by Law", and it will then be relayed by the Asian II satellite to nationwide local television stations.
16 Provincial-Level Officials Punished Last Year
A total of 175,364 people, including 16 provincial and ministerial level officials, were punished by disciplinary inspection and supervision departments at different levels in China last year, a senior official said. (In Detail)
CPC to Take Tougher Measures Against Corruption
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has pledged to take stricter measures to improve the Party's work style and prevent corrupt activities by leading officials. The measures were worked out at the Seventh Plenary Meeting of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, which was convened in Beijing January 23-25, according to a communique adopted at the end of the meeting. (In Detail)