Gambling purge nets 700,000 (China)

[Eugene]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,7369,1529068,00.html

Gambling purge nets 700,000

Associated Press in Beijing
Friday July 15, 2005
The Guardian

Police carrying out a nationwide crackdown on gambling in China have
detained or arrested more than 702,000 people, including 1,617
government officials, since the beginning of the year, the government
has said.

The report by the official Xinhua news agency was the latest in a
series of updates on the crackdown. Communist leaders say that
gambling is aiding official corruption and organised crime.

According to the ministry of public security, 3,874 of the suspects
were prosecuted, 1,479 were given prison sentences, 5,115 were being
re-educated through labour and 105,000 remained in detention, Xinhua
said.

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[lvx35]

1. Wow. 700,000?

Close to a million. Can you imagine a US operation where a million people were arrested? Crikey!

[wli]

2. yes

Dubya's police state ambitions know no bounds.