China: Nearly 5,000 officials punished for corruption

[Robbien]

Source: AP

BEIJING (AP) — Nearly 5,000 higher-level Chinese government officials were punished for corruption over the past year, state media reported Friday.

The officials — all above the county-head level — were involved in corruption, bribery, acting against the public interest and other violations of discipline or the law said Gan Yisheng, deputy head of the Communist Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

In the worst cases, a total of 801 officials were legally prosecuted for crimes, he said. He vowed to step up anti-graft efforts and "win trust from the people with actual results."

Gan said government inspection departments investigated 144,000 cases that led to penalties for 146,000 lower-ranking government officials. Losses of 6 billion yuan ($900 million) were recovered through the anti-corruption efforts

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If we actually went after our corrupt politicians I bet we could beat China's record in a matter of just a couple of weeks.

[acmavm]

1. Wonder how many times 'punished' turned into 'executed?

[LeftishBrit]

5. Too often I suspect

And yet corruption on a big scale continues in China. And so does severe economic inequality and poverty, despite the country's 'communist' label.

Which just goes to show that what matters is not the severity of punishment, but real systemic reform, combined with consistent regulation and monitoring that spots irregularities at an early stage.

[lostnotforgotten]

6. So Can We Follow China's Lead And Apply the Same Standard Here

I can think of two candidates immediately!

[willing dwarf]

2. Different from here where the headline would be "Pardoned"

[Robbien]

3. One would have to be indicted and convicted before obtaining a pardon

We turn a blind eye to our corrupt elite. In the odd event one is ever taken to court they are fined a small fee and admonished to go out and don't get caught again.

[bushmeister0]

4. Switch the word "bailout" to "execution" and see how fast Wall Street

steps into line.

[eppur_se_muova]

7. Can we send them some of ours? nt