Beijing Recovers 1.3bn yuan in Anti-corruption Campaign

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Beijing Recovers 1.3bn yuan in Anti-corruption Campaign

Over the past five years, local procuratorates have recovered almost 1.3 billion yuan (about 157 million US dollars) from corrupt officials who abused their power for their own financial gain.

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Over the past five years, local procuratorates have recovered almost 1.3 billion yuan (about 157 million US dollars) from corrupt officials who abused their power for their own financial gain.

Wang Shuangjin, director of the anti-corruption bureau of the Beijing municipal procuratorate, disclosed the information during a recent interview with Xinhua.

According to the official, in 2002, the city set up a network aimed at dissuading officials from engaging in corrupt activities.The network has played an important role in detecting and interrupting crime through inter-departmental coordination.

In the first 11 months of 2002, local procurators handled 62 major corruption cases involving one million yuan or more (about 120,000 US dollars), 79 cases related to government officials at the level of county magistrate, and 27 cases related to municipal officials.

Almost 170 million yuan (about 20.5 million US dollars) was recovered in these cases.

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