Launching the Skynet operation to advance individual cases
The second series of reports on anti-corruption international pursuit of fugitives and stolen goods
Chai Yaxin
On August 3, the website of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection issued a message: "Hongtong personnel" Qu Zhilin returned to China for surrender; in July, "Hongtong personnel" Liang Rongfu returned to China for surrender; in June, "Hongtong personnel" Haitao returned to China for surrender... …
According to statistics, from 2014 to the end of 2019, "Skynet Operation" recovered a total of 7,242 escaped persons from more than 120 countries and regions, including 1,923 party members and state officials, and 60 "100 Hongtong personnel" have been brought to justice. On average, more than 1,200 escaped persons are recovered every year.
A set of tangible data demonstrates the clear attitude and firm determination of the Party Central Committee of “fleeing and pursuing to the end”. It has witnessed the solid progress of the anti-corruption international pursuit of fleeing and stolen goods, reflecting the continuous governance effectiveness in the field of fleeing and fleeing stolen goods. Promote.
In June 2014, the Central Anti-Corruption Coordination Group's International Office for Fleeing and Recovery of Prosecutions was established. Over the past six years, it has organized and carried out the "Skynet Operation", focusing on key countries and key cases, and implementing policies and cases according to the country to cut corruption in all directions. The molecular back road.
The Central Pursuit Office strengthened overall planning and coordination, concentrated strength and resources to pursue and recover stolen goods, and realized systematic operations, coordinated advancement, and combined efforts. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate and the National Supervisory Commission have successively taken the lead in launching special operations for international illicit recovery and recovery of illicit crimes. The Ministry of Public Security has taken the lead in launching a special “Fox Hunting” campaign. The People’s Bank of China, together with the Ministry of Public Security, has launched prevention and crackdowns on the use of offshore companies and underground banks to transfer illicit funds overseas. For special operations, the Supreme Law takes the lead in launching special operations for criminal suspects and defendants to escape and hide and recover stolen goods in death cases. The Organization Department of the Central Committee, in conjunction with the Ministry of Public Security, has taken care of handling violations of regulations and managing the possession of private travel abroad (border) documents.
A network of recovery law for the pursuit and recovery of stolen goods has been spread around the world, and its power is clearly visible in the successive return of a large number of escaped personnel.
"When there is no'Skynet Operation', people don't know who you are. You may be able to hide it. You will not be able to hide after the'Skynet Operation'." Huang Yurong, who had tried to stay in other countries for 13 years, was in the "Skynet Operation" Eight months after the start, he chose to return home and surrender.
Life was bleak, psychologically tormented, worried and fearful, and often unable to fall asleep... and the huge pressure of the public exposure of the "hundred red-pass personnel" made Huang Yurong extremely desperate, and his family began to persuade him to return. After the balance of her heart fluctuated countless times, she finally chose to return to China to surrender.
On April 22, 2015, the Central Office of Fleeing Pursuits selected 100 people who had previously issued a red warrant through Interpol, and released them globally in a conspicuous manner. This is not only an ultimatum issued by corrupt elements fleeing abroad, but also an important declaration to the international community to show the determination to fight corruption and pursue stolen goods.
Since the announcement of the "hundred red-pass personnel" list, news of suspects in corruption cases have come back frequently.
Yang Xiuzhu, the number one suspect of "Hundred Hongtong Officers", former deputy director of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Construction, was suspected of using his position to facilitate the acceptance of bribes in matters such as land development and engineering projects, and was also suspected of embezzling public funds. The case occurred in April 2003 Flee. She once claimed that she "will die in a foreign country", and finally ended up with "nowhere to run", "no money to spend", and "no one is reliable". She returned to China on November 16, 2016 to surrender.
Yan Yongming, No. 5 of "Hundreds of Hongtong Personnel", the former chairman of Jilin Tonghua Jinma Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., is suspected of embezzling about 180 million yuan in company funds. After absconding in November 2001, Yan Yongming, who was "whitewashed", was proud from the beginning of the breeze to desperate, and finally returned to China on November 12, 2016 and returned the stolen money and illegal income.
After the reform of the national supervision system, the supervisory agencies at all levels gave full play to the advantages of the system formed by the reform, and attached great importance to the work of escaping and recovering stolen goods from official crimes. Fleeing and recovering stolen goods broke through a number of key and difficult cases.
In August 2018, the State Supervision Commission, the Supreme Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs jointly issued the "Announcement on Urging Overseas Persons at Large to Surrender in Official Crime Cases".
"Originally, when I became a'hundred red-pass personnel' in 2015, the pressure was relatively high. The Chinese-language media in foreign countries even posted photos and other things. It was very shameful in the circle of friends. After seeing the announcements from the five departments urging surrender, I My heart became more entangled and hesitant." "One Hundred Red Pass Personnel" No. 51, said Liu Baofeng, the former general manager of the Securities Sales Department of Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Caitian Road.
Liu Baofeng, who fled with his wife and children after being reported for misappropriation of funds in November 2001, has unsatisfactory life overseas. He mainly depends on working in an auto repair shop for a living, which is a far cry from his dignity in a securities company. Four months after the announcement of the surrender was issued, he, who was far away, wrote a letter of commitment to return to China, and returned to China on June 29, 2019.
"The'Skynet Operation' that has been carried out for many years has produced a significant deterrent effect." said Song Wei, director of the Center for Integrity Research of University of Science and Technology Beijing.
Anti-corruption chasing and recovering stolen goods must not only bring people back, but also recover stolen money. In recent years, China has continued to increase its efforts to recover stolen money, using government cooperation and illegal income confiscation procedures to search for, freeze, confiscate and return foreign stolen money, and strive to realize that domestic stolen money cannot be hidden or transferred, and overseas stolen money " You can find it, you can chase it back." According to statistics, from 2014 to 2019, a total of 18.576 billion yuan was recovered, with an average annual recovery of nearly 3.1 billion yuan.
With heavy blows and high pressure, even if corrupt elements hide in the corners of the world, they cannot escape the law. "In the past, corrupt elements faced the high-pressure anti-corruption situation and even went abroad to avoid crime with a fluke mentality. However, chasing fleeing and recovering stolen goods cut off this back road and created an atmosphere of'crossing the street, everyone shouting and beating'. Nor can you regard overseas as a'safe haven.'" said Zhuang Deshui, deputy director of Peking University's Center for Clean Government Construction.
The people hate the escape of corrupt elements most. my country’s anti-corruption international efforts to pursue escape and stolen property have achieved important phased results, achieving the unity of political, disciplinary and social effects, meeting people’s expectations, responding to social concerns, and winning the hearts of the party and the people. At the beginning of 2019, the TV feature "Red Wanted" was broadcast less than a week, and the topic "Red Wanted" on Sina Weibo was read more than 180 million times.
Anti-corruption is the consensus of the international community. China has vigorously pursued the work of chasing fleeing and stolen goods, occupying the commanding heights of international morality and law, and has received support and help from many governments and overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese. It has won widespread praise at home and abroad and has become a "bright calling card" for the party and the country.