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Sky Net campaign brings back one of China鈥檚 most wanted from US
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ONE of China’s most-wanted fugitives, suspected of bribery and corruption, was yesterday brought home from the United States, where he had been since fleeing the country in 2001.
China described it as a victory in efforts to gain greater cooperation from Washington on repatriating accused criminals.
Businessman Yang Jinjun, the brother of a former deputy mayor wanted for embezzlement, is the first person to be repatriated to China from the US since the “Sky Net” operation targeting 100 fugitives was launched in April, the Ministry of Supervision said.
Beijing and Washington have no extradition treaty and the US has been reluctant to send back Chinese fugitives.
China portrayed Yang’s return as a sign of progress in boosting US-China law enforcement cooperation.
“The repatriation of Yang Jinjun fully displays the increasing support that China has won over from the global community toward its efforts in chasing down fugitives and illicit gains,” foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said.
It wasn’t clear under what circumstances Yang had been handed over to the Chinese authorities, although the Party’s anti-corruption watchdog, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, said he was forcibly repatriated.
Washington has said it is willing to fight crime with Beijing, but has demanded solid evidence on suspects who have absconded to the US.
As part of its anti-corruption campaign, China has sought to repatriate businesspeople and government officials accused of economic crimes. The Sky Net operation follows the 2014 “Fox Hunt” campaign that caught 680 fugitives, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
Sky Net targets high-profile fugitives, such as Yang’s sister Yang Xiuzhu, who has been detained in the US but is seeking political asylum. She is wanted for embezzling more than US$40 million while she was deputy mayor and held another top post in the eastern city of Wenzhou.
It wasn’t clear if her brother also sought political asylum. Yang also faces embezzlement charges, likely connected with his sister’s alleged crime.
China hopes the Sky Net and Fox Hunt campaigns will deter corrupt officials from fleeing the country.
“It shows that no matter how far and how long the corrupt officials have fled away, we have the ability to hunt them down,” Hong said.
The last prominent repatriation case out of the US was in 2004, when Chinese bank executive Yu Zhendong, accused of embezzling US$485 million with other defendants, was sent back on the condition he would not be tortured or given the death penalty.
Two years later, a Chinese court sentenced Yu to 12 years in prison.
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