Nearly 5,000 officials were punished for extravagance in the
first half of this year, according to the Chinese Ministry of
Supervision (MOS).
In the first half of 2007, the government had took disciplinary
actions against 4,866 officials of the Communist Party of China and
government organs at various levels, who violated party or
government disciplines for squandering public funds.
The MOS, the Ministry of Finance, National Office of Audit,
Government Offices Administration of the State Council, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a joint investigation on
officials who had squandered public funds on banquets, overseas
tours, purchase of luxurious cars or entertainment.
The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI)
announced in early August a prosecutor Xu Wenai had been removed
from his post as vice procurator-general of east China's Anhui
Province for wasting public fund on an abortive journey to
Finland.
The scandal emerged after the delegation had to return to China
on Nov. 21 last year after they were refused entry to Finland for
providing a fake invitations from the government of Finland on Nov.
20, according to CCDI.
The CCDI investigation found the delegation also changed the
route of business travel and added the number of destination
countries.
The central authorities urges government at all levels to
implement the country's anti-corruption polices and calls on all
Chinese officials to practice a frugal working style instead of
wasting public funds.
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(Xinhua News Agency August 19, 2007)