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BEIJING. – China is strengthening punishment on bribers, with measures including establishing a “blacklist” and holding such people legally responsible, said the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in a document published yesterday, a move that experts said will add to China’s progress in the anti-graft campaign.
It stressed the need to resolutely investigate and punish the act of offering bribes, especially by CPC members and government officials and offering bribes in key state projects, and on large and repeated bribes in particular.
Bribers in major commercial cases and in important fields will also be highlighted in the investigation, including finance, production safety, food and medicine, disaster relief, social security, education and medical care.
The document urged an improvement in the system for punishing bribe givers, and for promoting law-based investigation of both of those offering and receiving bribes.
An internal control and supervision mechanism for bribers will be established, and the procuratorial and judicial organs will intensify the application and enforcement of property penalties on them, said the document.
Authorities will carry out research on market access and qualification restrictions for those found to be offering bribes, and explore the implementation of a “blacklist” for them, it said.
Zhuang Deshui, deputy director of the Research Centre for Government Integrity-Building at Peking University, told the Global Times on Wednesday that the new document will provide institutional guidance for the anti-corruption practices of local governments at all levels, and the establishment of a briber “blacklist” will help fundamentally address the corruption problem in China.
People who offer large bribes are usually “unscrupulous businessmen” who seek shelter and benefits from the government for their economic activities, said Zhuang, adding that restricting and punishing them is now an important aspect of China’s anti-corruption campaign. – Global Times.
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