1300 fugitive criminals were returned to China in 2017

Beijing. January 15. Silkroadnews - 1300 fugitive criminals were returned to China in 2017, China Daily reported.
“A total of 1,300 fugitives were captured or returned to China in 2017, with around 980 million yuan (151 million US dollars) recovered, the top anti-graft authority has said. Of the returned fugitives, 347 had been Party members or state functionaries, and 14 were on an Interpol red notice of 100 suspects, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist Party of China published the information at its website,” the report said.
According to the Commission’s data, more than 800 suspected of such crimes as bribery are still at large.
About 70% of them are believed to be in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States. Reportedly, many have obtained legal status abroad.
In April 217, China released information on 22 suspected of corruption who had fled abroad, including details on their possible location and even names of the streets they were believed to live on.
The information also included name, gender, ID card number, previous position, alleged crime, date of arrival to another country and travel document number of each suspect.