Clues to whereabouts of some top Chinese fugitives revealed publicly

China Plus Published: 2017-04-27 19:24:45

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Clues to the whereabouts of some of the fugitives on China's 100 "most-wanted" Interpol list have been revealed publicly for the first time.

They've been issued by the Fugitive Repatriation and Asset Recovery Office of China's Central Anti-Corruption Coordination Group.

The announcement encourages people in China, overseas Chinese, and foreign friends to report any information on the location of the fugitives to the office through a special website ( www.12388.gov.cn/ztzz/)

The announcement also calls on countries involved to support China's anti-corruption campaign, and gives a serious warning to fugitives to turn themselves in.

Here are some key points of the announcement:

China's fugitive repatriation and asset recovery work has achieved considerable success over the years. As of March 31 this year, 2873 fugitives had been extradited or repatriated from over 90 countries and regions via the 'Skynet' operation, with the recovery of assets worth about 8.99 billion yuan (about 1.3 billion USD).

There is still much work to be done, the announcement says. As of March 31 this year, 365 Chinese fugitives wanted on suspicion of corruption and bribery are believed to be hiding overseas, with 581 national staff also missing.

The announcement states that it hopes the public will take positive action and report information about the whereabouts of fugitives'.

The country's anti-graft authority is calling on the governments of the countries involved to adhere to a series of international treaties and conventions such as the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), the Beijing Declaration on Fighting Corruption, and the High Level Principles on Cooperation on Persons Sought for Corruption and Asset Recovery.

It calls on these countries to fulfil their international obligations, offer active cooperation in anti-corruption enforcement, and not to provide "hideouts" to the fugitives in any way.

It urges fugitives to come back and turn themselves in, confess truthfully, and to strive for more lenient penalties.

The office says it will continue to accept reports and protect the informers in line with the law.

The website to report: http://www.12388.gov.cn/ztzz/

The Fugitive Repatriation and Asset Recovery Office

China's Central Anti-Corruption Coordination Group

April 27, 2017

Below is a list of the fugitives

1.Fugitives in the US (10 persons)

- XIAO Jianming

- LIU Xu

- LIU Changkai

- WANG Liming