China will establish a new anti-graft body to put further pressure on corrupt officials, Deputy Procurator General Qiu Xueqiang has said.
Qiu told Xinhua in an exclusive interview that the plan for a new anti-graft agency was put forward by the Party committee of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) and was approved by the central authority.
A vice-ministerial level, full-time member of the procuratorial committee will hold a concurrent post as head of the new anti-graft agency. The new agency will be better organized and better able to help the SPP handle major cases and break institutional obstacles.
China established the anti-corruption bureau under the SPP in 1995. After almost 20 years of development, it has struggled to meet demands due to ineffectiveness in handling corruption cases. |