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.
According to the report, the anti-corruption international has achieved remarkable results in the pursuit of fugitives and stolen goods. We must adhere to the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee, and fully implement the Party Central Committee’s comprehensive and strict governance of the party and anti-corruption decisions and arrangements; we must persist in coordinating the domestic and international situations, and plan and promote international anti-corruption cooperation with a strategic vision; The people’s stand and the mass line are for the people and everything depends on the people; we must adhere to the rule of law thinking and the rule of law, and constantly improve the standardization of the rule of law in the pursuit of fleeing and recovery of stolen goods; we must uphold the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, and contribute Chinese wisdom and governance to global anti-corruption governance. China plan.
The report also pointed out that the situation in the fight against corruption is still severe and complex, and that the work of chasing fleeing and recovering stolen goods has entered a critical period and deep water area, and many problems and challenges need to be addressed.
First, the international environment is very complicated. China’s fleeing corrupt elements are mainly concentrated in Western developed countries. Some Western countries are unwilling to expand my influence and gain the initiative through chasing and recovering stolen goods. They covet criminals’ "dark money" economically and provide them with political asylum. Some Western countries have political prejudice against me, pursue double standards, disagree with my country's judicial system, and obstruct my requests for extradition or criminal judicial assistance for various reasons, and even prevent people who fled from returning to China to surrender.
Second, the task is still arduous. At present, although important phased results have been achieved in the pursuit of fleeing and stolen goods, the task is still very arduous, and the work of some cases is difficult. Foreign-related factors in the anti-corruption work are increasing, domestic and foreign interests are intertwined, domestic affairs and overseas collection of money are prominent, and people involved and co-criminals flee from time to time. Party style and clean government building and anti-corruption struggle are always on the way, and the anti-corruption international pursuit of fleeing and stolen goods will also become a long-term and arduous task.
The third is that the institutional mechanism is not sound enough. The supervision system for personnel and funds still needs to be improved. Some state-owned enterprises and financial institutions, especially overseas branches, have insufficient supervision and management. There are risks of personnel and capital outflows, and there is greater pressure to prevent escape. With the development of financial information technology and trading tools, cross-border transfers of stolen funds have become increasingly concealed, and the difficulty of recovering stolen funds has continued to increase; the existing recovery mechanism cannot meet the needs of the work, and the means and channels are limited. It is difficult to find, freeze, and recover overseas stolen funds. The problem is outstanding.
Fourth, supporting laws need to be further improved. After the Criminal Procedure Law established a trial by default system, there are currently no practical cases. The procedures for confiscation of illegal proceeds lack supporting regulations for international cooperation. The criminal law's conviction standards for money laundering crimes are too high, the scope is too narrow, the punishment for corruption-related money laundering is insufficient, and underground banks are constantly fighting, making it more difficult to recover stolen goods. The supporting system for the State Supervision Commission to perform statutory duties such as extradition, criminal judicial assistance, and asset recovery needs to be improved.
Fifth, the level of specialization and ability is still insufficient. There is insufficient practical experience in foreign judicial law enforcement cooperation, insufficient application of international rules and related national laws, and the ability to fight legal battles needs to be improved. Most of the local supervisory committees did not set up a separate organization dedicated to the pursuit of escaped and stolen stolen goods, and the professional strength is insufficient. The construction of a team of interdisciplinary professionals urgently needs to be strengthened. (Finish)