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China combats corruption within anti-corruption agency
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From the section China
Last week, the anti-corruption agency released a TV show on corruption
within its ranks
China's anti-corruption agency says it is going to watch its officials more
closely, after uncovering corruption within its own ranks.
It says 17 officials from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (
CCDI) have been investigated for corruption since 2012.
A sweeping anti-corruption drive has been a defining feature of Xi Jinping's
presidency.
More than a million officials have been punished so far, says the government.
How did this corruption emerge?
The CCDI has been front and centre in Mr Xi's anti-corruption drive,
directing the investigations into, and punishment of, officials across the
country.
But the powerful watchdog has admitted that it is not immune.
It revealed this in surprising fashion last week - through a television show
, co-produced with national broadcaster CCTV, featuring the confessions of
senior inspectors who have since been jailed.
The China Daily newspaper reported at the weekend that a total of 7,900
disciplinary CCDI officials had been punished for some form of violation
over the past four years. Among them were the 17 anti-corruption officials
investigated for corruption.
What was in the TV show?
Televised confessions have become de rigeur for Chinese authorities seeking
to make an example of people.
The CCDI made a similar show last October featuring corrupt officials from
other agencies, but the latest show focused squarely on the CCDI itself.
Titled "Forging Steel Requires Strength in One's Body", it was unabashedly
billed as a demonstration of resolve.
It was the most public admission to date of corruption within the CCDI ranks.
The CCDI is headed by Vice Premier Wang Qishan
The three-part show featured CCDI inspectors penitently detailing how they
pressured other officials, including higher-ranked ones, for bribes in
return for granting them favours.
One official admitted taking 141m yuan ($20.4m; ￡16.7m) in bribes, along
with more than 1,000 bottles of alcohol.
What was the response?
Xinhua news agency said the arrests of high-level CCDI inspectors "were a
wake-up call: trust in any party cadre cannot replace supervision".
But in a separate article, the news agency reported that 93% of Chinese
people were satisfied with the government's anti-corruption efforts.
State-linked newspaper Global Times said the TV programme showed "the party'
s determination to combat corruption and deter the officials".
President Xi Jinping launched the anti-corruption drive when he took power
in 2012
What's changing at the CCDI?
The CCDI held its annual meeting at the weekend, where the agency put in
place the new rule.
Its official statement did not contain much detail, but said it would
involve "close supervision of work processes", including the "clear and
accurate" handling of investigations, tip-offs, and money and materials in
corruption cases.
It would also regulate procedures for interrogations and collection of
evidence.
Anti-corruption agents have sweeping powers, including the authority to
arrest people off the streets and interrogate them in secret, without the
need for a lawyer.
The new rule, the statement proclaimed, would ensure "CCDI's self-
supervision is combined with supervision from the Party and society".
"Trust cannot replace supervision," it said. "We must make sure the power
granted by the Party and the people is not abused." |
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