209,487 people in China investigated for corruption in 5 years

209,487 people in China investigated for corruption in 5 years

BEIJING, China - Jia Chunwang, prosecutor general of China's Supreme People's Procuratorate, addresses the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 10, noting that 209,487 people had been investigated for corruption and abuse of office in five years to 2007. While the number was down 9.9 percent compared with the five-year period to 2002, the number of those found guilty rose 30.7 percent to 116,627, according to a report Jia presented to parliament.

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