China keeps pressure on corruption suspects
Updated 11:01, 28-Jun-2018
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China will keep cracking down on corruption and maintain zero tolerance for officials and departments accused of graft, Cao Jianming, ‍procurator-general of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP), vowed Sunday as he presented the SPP’s annual report to lawmakers in Beijing on the sidelines of the Two Sessions.
The report put a major focus on China’s corruption cleanup, vowing that the anti-corruption campaign would never stop. 
‍"Procurators last year investigated over 47,650 public servants at county levels and above, including 21 at provincial and ministerial levels, for graft, bribery, embezzlement of public funds, as well as abuse of power,” said Cao. “Forty-eight former officials above provincial and ministerial levels were publicly prosecuted," he added.
To boost these efforts, a national supervisory commission will be initiated in three pilot regions - including Beijing, north China’s Shanxi Province and east China's Zhejiang Province – and a coordinative and cohesive mechanism will be established between procuratorial organs and supervisory committees.
Cao Jianming, procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China, speaks during the current National People's Congress (NPC) session at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, March 12, 2017. /CFP Photo

Cao Jianming, procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China, speaks during the current National People's Congress (NPC) session at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, March 12, 2017. /CFP Photo

International efforts to pursue suspects and to recover illicit money will also be strengthened, the report said.
Last year alone, 164 corrupt officials, including 27 people on China’s “100 most wanted fugitives list,” were repatriated to the country.
Other reforms will aim to improve the quality, efficiency and credibility of the justice system in China.
This will include the use of big data and the establishment by the end of 2017 of six platforms to support “smart procuratorates,” which will then be able to share information about judicial cases and other work at all levels.  
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