‘Don’t lie about your assets’, China’s anti-corruption agency warns officials
Spot checks will catch cadres fibbing about their wealth and business dealings, say anti-graft investigators
China’s anti-corruption agency has warned government officials around the country not to lie when declaring their assets and personal interests as random checks will be carried out to verify cadres’ statements.
The Central Commission for Discipline Instruction said any officials found to have given incorrect information would face punishment.
Cadres are required to report to their superiors detailed information about their financial affairs, including any business dealings by their family or if relatives have moved abroad.
Corrupt officials’ families often set up home overseas before cadres flee the country.
The commission’s statement said that the wives and children of corrupt officials often carried multiple identity cards and entry permits for other countries.
The anti-corruption department said it had carried out random checks on 60,170 officials over the past year.