Officers caught in graft crackdown
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China鈥檚 military has referred two ranking officers to prosecutors in its ongoing crackdown on corruption in the armed forces.
Kou Tie and Liu Zhanqi were placed under investigation in November and their cases forwarded to prosecutors last month, the defense ministry said yesterday.
Kou had been head of the provincial military command in Heilongjiang in China鈥檚 northeast, while Liu had been transport chief for the paramilitary People鈥檚 Armed Police, a body with broad responsibilities for internal security, disaster relief and other duties.
Military investigations have focused on embezzlement and bribery in the housing construction and logistics divisions, where generous funding and lax supervision have created ample opportunities for corruption.
That has accompanied a new emphasis on welfare for the 2.3 million-member armed forces, with a substantial chunk of the annual double-digit percentage increases in defense spending going on salaries, benefits and other welfare for the troops.
Along with the selling of ranks and positions, the diversion of military funds into private hands is believed to have had a negative effect on morale, discipline and combat preparedness in the People鈥檚 Liberation Army.
The campaign against military corruption kicked off with an investigation into the PLA鈥檚 former head of logistics, Gu Junshan, who allegedly amassed a fortune through embezzlement, kickbacks and the selling of favors.
Gu has yet to go to trial, while the military鈥檚 former second-highest ranking general, Xu Caihou, died of cancer in March while under investigation on suspicion of taking bribes and brokering promotions.
President Xi Jinping, who is also head of the armed forces, has made the crackdown on military corruption a centerpiece of the sweeping drive against graft.
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