China repatriates No 2 'Sky Net' fugitive official who fled to Singapore after alleged 94m yuan fraud
Li Huabo, who fled to Singapore in 2011 after alleged fraud involving 94 million yuan, later jailed in city state for receiving stolen funds
China's campaign targeting the 100 "most wanted" corrupt officials that have fled abroad has led to the repatriation of the No 2 fugitive on the list, state media reported yesterday.
Li Huabo, former section director of the finance bureau in Poyang county, in Jiangxi province, fled to Singapore in January 2011, after being accused of fraud involving 94 million yuan (HK$119 million).
He was returned to China yesterday after serving a 15-month jail sentence in Singapore.
The detention of Li is a major coup for Beijing's "Sky Net" anti-graft operation.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection published a detailed list on April 22 of 100 fugitives it wants to extradite back to China.
These fugitives are subject to Interpol red notices, which appeal for the location and arrest of each wanted person and ask member states to extradite them.
The notices include a photo of each fugitive, and details about their gender, former employment, passport details, date of fleeing, nations where they are thought to have gone, and their alleged crimes.