During the third plenary meeting of the on-going National People's Congress (NPC) session on Monday morning, China's top judge and procurator-general respectively delivered reports on the work of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
After the meeting, a top government official engaged in anti-corruption and the Mayor of Shanghai both unveiled some much wanted information to China Central Television (CCTV).
Ma Wen, Minister of Supervision and head of the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention, revealed three high priorities for the anti-corruption campaign this year.
The minister said that the first working priority would target corruption, especially regarding the dereliction of duty, committed by officials and authorities, adding, "We are targeting them because the loss caused by negligence is quite considerable."
The second target focuses on illegal activities conducted by state public servants involving commercial bribery cases. Ma clarified that this is of crucial significance in the overall attack on commercial bribery.
The third priority falls on those cases that seriously damage public interests.
The supervision minister also unveiled the latest progress regarding the case of former CPC Shanghai chief Chen Liangyu. She said that Chen Liangyu had already been transferred to the judicial department to stand trial.
Han Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai and a deputy to the NPC, disclosed to CCTV the same day that all the embezzled funds involved in the social security fund scandal in September 2006, toppling Chen Liangyu and other officials and businessmen, had been recovered.
The mayor said that the recovered funds would be managed in strict compliance with related national and regional rules and due process. Detailed information would later be open to the public.
(China.org.cn by Zhang Tingting, March 11, 2008)