China's war against evil of sleaze

By Sajjad Malik
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Wang Qishan (3rd R, rear), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), attends the 6th plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in Beijing, capital of China, from Jan. 12 to 14. [Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng]



The data released by chief of the Communist Party of China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), Wang Qishan, makes an interesting reading. First, it shows that magnitude of the sleaze faced by the country is huge. Second, it exhibits the resolve of the government to uproot corruption and mismanagement from the offices of administration.

The findings as published in the media show that over 54,000 local officials were investigated for bribery, dereliction of duty and other duty-related crimes in 2015. More than 20,000 cases were concluded by courts, including 16,000 for bribery and embezzlement and 4,300 for neglect.

The anti-graft chief further reported that authorities got over 2.8 million tip-offs and punished about 336,000 for violation of discipline last year. The authorities also probed 49,000 officials for alleged violation of the eight-point anti-extravagance rules. The report says that not only the corrupt elements were traced and held accountable but even those responsible to check corruption were kept under tight leash and those overstepping their line of duty were punished. It shows that 2,479 discipline inspectors were punished.

An important part of the crackdown on sleaze was targeting those who had fled the country. The report shows that 1,023 such fugitives were brought back in the outgoing year and the government recovered 3 billion yuan ($461.5 million) from them. It is also believed that they will be serving jail terms for the crime.

The data shared by the government represents a robust system to keep an eye on the erring officials and a working mechanism to bring them to the books. It is a healthy sign of a government which is focused on developing a clean system of governance for its people. In fact, no government can function in the long run if it does not keep its functionaries under control.

Corruption is a universal problem and hence not confined to a single country or society. Pointing out corrupt elements in a country does not mean doubting the efficiency of the government. It, rather, tells us a culture of intolerance towards those who usurp the public offices for personal gains.

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