No relaxation in anti-corruption fight
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PRESIDENT Xi Jinping said yesterday that anti-corruption efforts should not be relaxed in 2016 in order to deter fresh cases from emerging.
The campaign against corruption should continue to cover all sectors, and zero tolerance will be shown to violators, Xi said at the sixth plenary session of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China.
In addition to intensified efforts in bringing back fugitive officials suspected of corruption, anti-corruption agencies should also be serious in handling misconduct at grassroots level, he said.
Violators should be severely punished to safeguard people’s immediate interests, Xi said, adding that the achievements of the anti-corruption campaign should be more tangible for members of the public.
The president stressed the importance of respecting the Party Constitution and that its rules and regulations must be followed strictly.
Party committees and disciplinary watchdogs at all levels should strengthen their supervision over implementation of the Party Constitution, in addition to the Party’s policies and decisions, so as to ensure decrees issued by the Central Committee are obeyed, Xi said.
All behavior that violates Party anti-corruption rules should be punished, Xi said, adding that no matter how many offenders are found, they should face punishment.
He urged leading officials, especially high-ranking ones, to be clean in exercising power in addition to setting good examples in discipline and abiding by the law.
China is gaining ground to overcome corruption, Xi told the meeting, urging confidence in the campaign.
“Party members should maintain confidence in the Communist Party of China Central Committee’s anti-corruption volition, the campaign’s achievements, the positive energy it brings and the prospects of our fight against corruption,” Xi said.
“To forge iron, one must be strong,” he said, citing a traditional Chinese proverb to underline the Party’s resolve to become corruption-free.
Over the past three years, the Party has been working hard to redress the problem of being too lenient in managing the Party, and has striven to build a system where officials “do not dare, are not able, and are unwilling to be corrupt.”
The efforts are paying off, Xi said. The deterrent effect has been fully exerted, and an atmosphere where officials are “unable and unwilling to engage in corruption” is coming into being.
The Central Committee remains determined to combat corruption, he said.
“The people’s support is the top political priority,” Xi said. He added the anti-corruption drive has boosted people’s faith in and support for the Party, and people spoke highly of the anti-corruption drive.
Since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, China has intensified its anti-corruption drive and punished a large number of corrupt officials in accordance with the law, including former senior leaders such as Zhou Yongkang, Xu Caihou, Guo Boxiong and Ling Jihua.
Yesterday, Li Dongsheng, former vice minister of public security, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for accepting bribes.
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