More officials probed for graft
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dereliction">dereliction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="risen">risen</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="From">From</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="investigated">investigated</span> 12.7 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Procuratorate">Procuratorate</span>.</p><p><span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="these">these</span>, 75.9 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="bribes">bribes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="remainder">remainder</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dereliction">dereliction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span>, <span word="construction">construction</span>, <span word="rail">rail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>, <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="estate">estate</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Song">Song</span> <span word="Hansong">Hansong</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Procuratorate">Procuratorate</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Powers">Powers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="centralized">centralized</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="flow">flow</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Song">Song</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="corrupt">corrupt</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="fleeing">fleeing</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="transferring">transferring</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="details">details</span>.</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="fleeing">fleeing</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>, <span word="Song">Song</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immigrate">immigrate</span>, <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="study">study</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="laundering">laundering</span>, <span word="underground">underground</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>.</p><p><span word="Song">Song</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> 2006.</p><p><span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="Jinhuo">Jinhuo</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Fujian">Fujian</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> 100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($16 <span word="million">million</span>), <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fled">fled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fugitive">fugitive</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p>
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