China releases wanted list for worldwide fugitive hunt

Xi Jinping, China’s president, leaves after the closing session of the third session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 15, 2015. Xi’s crackdown on graft started weeks after he became party boss in November 2012

Interpol’s National Central Bureau of China has released a wanted list of 100 fugitives as the country intensifies its hunt worldwide for economic runaways.
On the list are officials and state organ functionaries allegedly involved in key corruption crimes based on ample evidence and on Interpol’s Red Notice for international arrest, said a statement released yesterday by the Party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).
The list, publicized on the CCDI website (www.ccdi.gov.cn), is complete with the suspects’ photos, ID and visa numbers, possible flight destinations and the crimes they allegedly committed.
“Via Interpol and other channels, China has requested law enforcement organs in related countries strengthen cooperation and help bring these suspects back to justice,” it said.
The move was part of the “Sky Net” anti-corruption campaign that aims to repatriate Chinese suspected of official or economic corruption.
Sky Net combines government, Communist Party, central bank and diplomatic services.
According to the CCDI, those on yesterday’s list were only a fraction of the country’s targets, and future suspects escaping overseas will receive the same treatment on a case-by-case, person-by-person basis.
“With intensified effort, a ‘sky net’ is being weaved. We will strengthen law enforcement cooperation with other countries and mobilize various resources to make these fugitives unwelcome guests and finally bring them back to justice,” the statement said. Xinhua