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22:48, 06-Jun-2018
CCDI: Over 4,000 fugitives captured from over 90 countries as of April
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The top anti-graft body of the Communist Party of China (CPC) said Wednesday that as of the end of this April, over 4,000 fugitives were captured from over 90 countries since the launch of the "Sky Net" operation in 2015.
A total of 4,141 fugitives, including 825 state functionaries, and 52 on the "red notice" for the most wanted fugitives, were captured or returned to China, with nearly 10 billion yuan recovered, according to a statement on the website of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).
In 2018, China further hunted down corruption suspects who have fled abroad and have recovered their ill-gotten gains, the Fugitive Repatriation and Asset Recovery Office of the Central Anti-Corruption Coordination Group said on April 24, 2018.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has been pushing for an anti-graft campaign since his inauguration. During the second plenary session of the 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, he pointed out that more work needs to be done in order to "fundamentally improve the political ecosystem of the Party."
China's top legislature the National People's Congress, has also provided an institutional guarantee, establishing the supervision law on March 20. The goal is designed to lay a legal foundation for an upgraded anti-graft task force.