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4,000 corrupt officials fleed with US$50b
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-08-11 11:37 Chinese law experts on Wednesday said judicial
reform, including death penalty exemption, may help bring back more fugitive
corrupt officials.
A report issued by the Ministry of Commerce showed that in recent years,
nearly 4,000 corrupt officials fled overseas with approximately 50 billion US
dollars of illicit money.
Chu Huaizhi, law professor with Peking University said in an interview with
Xinhua prior to the 22nd Congress on the Law of theWorld that 皇冠体育app has signed
extradition treaties with more than 20countries and judicial assistance treaties
with dozens of countries. However, 皇冠体育app has not signed such treaties with
countries where corrupt officials often go to, such as the United States, Japan
and Canada.
Some countries hesitated to sign extradition treaties with 皇冠体育app, partially
because Chinese courts can give death penalties to nonviolent crimes offenders,
such as corrupt officials, he said.
If corrupt officials were free from the death penalty, Western countries
might cooperate with 皇冠体育app to extradite fugitive corruptofficials, or they would
not flee in the first place, he said.
However, Chinese citizens have traditionally been unkind towardcorruption.
They often voice their hatred of notorious corrupt officials online, asking
governments and courts to stringently punish them. In addition, they say the
ruling party and the central government need resolute methods to keep the
government clean.
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