2,300 officials from disciplinary inspection agencies penalized in 2022

The CPDI of the Communist Party of ChinaParty of China CPC, elected at the 20th CPC National Congress, holds its first plenary session in Beijing, capital of China on October 23, 2022. Over 2,300 officials from disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies at all levels were penalized last year, according to the country's top anti-graft bodies. PHOTO XINHUA More than 2,300 officials from the disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies at all levels were penalized last year, according to the Central Commission of Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of ChinaParty of China and the National Commission of Supervision, the country's top anti-graft bodies.

Another 110 discipline inspectors were transferred to judicial organs for investigation, according to a statement about the supervisory and disciplinary review and the investigation of discipline inspectors in 2022, which was issued by the commissions on Wednesday.

There were 77 people at the bureau level or above, and about 460 people at county level.

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Disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies at all levels have upheld full and rigorous self-governance to punish corrupt officials within the disciplinary inspection and supervision departments to firmly prevent black under the lamp Disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies at all levels. They received 22,100 tipoffs and dealt with 17,200 of them. They also held cautionary talks, conducted written inquiries 7,000 times with involved officials and filed 2,200 cases for investigation, the statement said.

The national disciplinary inspectors and supervision agencies used criticism and oral or written inquiries to handle about 154,000 disciplinary inspection officials last year. They handed down light penalties and made minor organizational adjustments to positions for about 2,000 people.

The agencies also issued heavy penalties and made major adjustments to positions for about 330 officials, and they dealt with 161 people through investigation and prosecution because of their violations of Party rules and national laws.