China prosecutors probe 15,832 officials for work-related crimes

China's prosection agencies at all levels investigated 15,832 officials in the first four months of this year for work-related crimes, up 5.8 percent year on year, according to the country's top prosecution agency Friday.

Among these officials, 970 were at or above county level, figures from the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) show.

SPP spokesman Bai Quanmin said prosecutors' investigations had focused on corruption and bribery cases in sectors such as construction, real estate, land management and mining, among others.

Bai said another key part of the prosecution agency's work was to prevent work-related crimes during the process of transfer and use of charity funds regarding disaster relief and post-quake reconstruction in Yushu, a Tibetan prefecture in northwestern Qinghai Province.

In addition, the country's prosecution agencies seized a total of 278,037 suspects of varying crimes in the first four months, down 0.3 percent.

Source: Xinhua