The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Friday, November 01, 2013

Corruption (腐败)

吉林原副省长田学仁涉受贿1919万被判无期 (Former Jilin Vice Governor Tian Xueren sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes of 19.19 million yuan)
China News Service, November 1, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-01/095128592283.shtml

Related:
China senior official Tian Xueren gets life in prison for bribery
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1345192/china-senior-official-tian-xueren-gets-life-prison-bribery

中纪委课题组专家:网络反腐举报政府涉腐超6成 (Central discipline commission expert: 65% of corrupt cases reported through anti-corruption network involve government officials)
Legal Evening News, November 1, 2013
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2013-11-01/164028595713.shtml