China’s anti-corruption agency says foreign countries are cooperating in hunt for fugitives

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Six fugitives accused of corruption, who had fled to Indonesia, arrive at Beijing airport earlier this month. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 12:30pm, 25 Jun 2015

China has been getting good international cooperation in its campaign to return suspected corrupt officials who have fled abroad, including tip-offs from overseas and help from the media, the Communist Party’s graft watchdog said on Thursday.

The government earlier this year unveiled an initiative called Sky Net to better coordinate its fight to return corrupt officials and published a list of 100 suspected corrupt people believed to be abroad and subject to an Interpol “red notice”.

“Since the release of the 100 person ‘red notice’ list, our country has had positive cooperation with many other countries’ legal authorities and signs have appeared of some suspects abroad who have been hidden for a long time and thought they’d got away with it,” the watchdog said.

“Media at home and abroad have dug deep, the people have proactively paid attention, people here and overseas have enthusiastically offered tips,” the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection added.

As of the end of last month, 214 suspects have been returned to the country, according to the government.

President Xi Jinping has launched a sweeping campaign against graft since assuming power in late 2012, but has been hampered to an extent by difficulties in getting corrupt officials and assets back from overseas.

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