Press authority: Zijin offered hush money
By Richard Fu |
August 28, 2010, Saturday
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China's press authorities have confirmed that Zijin Mining Group Co tried to bribe reporters who were covering the company's toxic spill last month, a newspaper reported.
Zijin, China's largest listed gold producer, has denied wrongdoing.
China Youth Daily reported yesterday that it was told by the General Administration of Press and Publication that Zijin Mining had tried to give "hush money" to silence reporters from a number of newspapers, including the Shanghai Securities News and the 21st Century Business Herald.
These reporters either rejected the money -- 2,000 yuan (US$294) in most cases -- or handed it over to their organizations. The press administration launched an investigation based on leads provided by China Youth Daily, the newspaper said.
Zijin, based in Shanghang, Fujian Province, was held accountable for a major incident at its Zijinshan copper mine in early July that poisoned almost 2,000 tons of fish.
Zijin has denied media reports that it had offered hush money to reporters covering the leakage incident.
"The hush money reports were purely fabricated and totally groundless, and have damaged the company's reputation," said a statement posted on the company's website on July 29.
A company secretary yesterday declined comment by phone. Questions faxed to the company were not returned by press time.
Zijin, China's largest listed gold producer, has denied wrongdoing.
China Youth Daily reported yesterday that it was told by the General Administration of Press and Publication that Zijin Mining had tried to give "hush money" to silence reporters from a number of newspapers, including the Shanghai Securities News and the 21st Century Business Herald.
These reporters either rejected the money -- 2,000 yuan (US$294) in most cases -- or handed it over to their organizations. The press administration launched an investigation based on leads provided by China Youth Daily, the newspaper said.
Zijin, based in Shanghang, Fujian Province, was held accountable for a major incident at its Zijinshan copper mine in early July that poisoned almost 2,000 tons of fish.
Zijin has denied media reports that it had offered hush money to reporters covering the leakage incident.
"The hush money reports were purely fabricated and totally groundless, and have damaged the company's reputation," said a statement posted on the company's website on July 29.
A company secretary yesterday declined comment by phone. Questions faxed to the company were not returned by press time.
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