Chinanews.com, Beijing, August 10 (Reporter Zhang Weiran and Liang Xiaohui) Yang Xiaodu, Director of the National Supervision Commission, made an international anti-corruption pursuit by the National Supervision Commission at the 21st meeting of the 13th National People's Congress Standing Committee on August 10 Report on the work of recovering stolen goods. This is the first time that the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has heard a special work report from the State Supervision Commission.
With regard to hunting down corrupt persons who flee in accordance with the law, this report pointed out that China has organized the "Skynet Operation" for six consecutive years. As of the end of June 2020, various provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities, through cooperation with overseas law enforcement agencies, arrested 1,468 people, repatriated 345 people, and extradited 50 people in the "Skynet Operation".
In terms of extensive cooperation in international judicial law enforcement, the report pointed out that since its establishment, the State Supervision Commission has conscientiously implemented the International Criminal Judicial Assistance Law, bilateral extradition treaties, and criminal judicial assistance treaties reviewed and approved by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress. With the assistance of the Ministry and other departments, it submitted more than 50 requests for law enforcement cooperation, 9 requests for criminal judicial assistance, and 7 requests for extradition. It has negotiated more than 50 cases with foreign law enforcement agencies in China, and formed 31 groups to go to 17 countries. Law enforcement cooperation in pursuit of fugitives and stolen goods.
In terms of effectively serving the domestic anti-corruption work, the report stated that the State Supervision Commission has established a liaison mechanism for the pursuit of escape and stolen property in the supervision, inspection, and investigation departments. The special work report of the State Supervision Commission actively cooperates with the investigation of major domestic crimes by conducting international judicial law enforcement cooperation channels. Obtaining evidence abroad, recovering overseas involved persons, and recovering foreign stolen money effectively cut off the back of corrupt elements. Intensified efforts to pursue escapees in key areas. In 2019, a total of 502 people who had fled from state-owned enterprises, state-owned financial institutions, and grassroots autonomous organizations were recovered, accounting for 24.6% of the total number of people who had recovered during the same period.
The report also pointed out that China has strengthened the education, management, and supervision of public officials, and has "combined punches" in pursuit of escape and prevention of stolen property. Supervisory agencies at all levels, in conjunction with the organization and personnel departments, embed the work of escape prevention into the daily supervision and management of public officials, carry out the clean-up of "naked officials", and check the status of individual reports on related matters. Coordinate and organize personnel departments and public security agencies to carry out in-depth handling of violations and special management of the issue of holding certificates for private trips abroad (border), and deal with any violations that exist. List cadres who tend to flee as the focus of supervision, and ensure early detection, early reporting, and early disposal of signs of escape. Strengthen the examination and approval of public officials going abroad (border) for private purposes, and take timely measures for the risk of escape. (Finish)