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, May 15, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Police officer cleared of fatal shooting at railway station
China Daily, May 14, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/14/content_20717219.htm

Related:
China debates its own police shooting incident
Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/05/14/china-debates-its-own-police-shooting-incident/

黑龙江庆安检察院干警实名举报检察长 省检察院调查 (Heilongjiang procuratorate investigates its Qing An local branch chief, following report by branch police using own name)
China News, May 13, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-05/13/c_127793990.htm

China catches 150 corruption suspects overseas since the start of the year
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1797780/china-catches-150-corruption-suspects-overseas-start

Corrupt Chinese official “sought illicit gains by meddling in land deals”
South China Morning Post, May 14 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1796423/former-chinese-party-chief-received-100-million-yuan-return

Operation Fox Hunt secures return of 150 economic fugitives from 32 countries
China Daily, May 15,2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/15/content_20722172.htm