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Suspect returned from France accused in US$3m graft case
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CHINA has secured the return of a corruption suspect from France, an official said yesterday, the first such case since the two countries signed an extradition treaty that took effect in 2015.
Chen Wenhua, wanted for economic crimes by the public security bureau in the eastern province of Zhejiang, was returned last week thanks to assistance from France and the Chinese embassy in Paris, foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a regular briefing.
“It’s a major breakthrough in this area and is another successful example of repatriating criminals from European countries, after Italy and Spain,” he said.
“In the future we will intensify our efforts, improve our legal system, and improve this Skynet so that it can reach to every corner of the world,” he added.
“Operation Skynet” is a multi-agency effort to bring back corruption suspects from abroad.
Chen fled to France in March 2013 after being accused of embezzling more than 20 million yuan (US$3 million) in public funds between 2009 and 2012, Xinhua news agency said, citing police in Zhejiang.
In 2014 Chinese police approved his arrest and Interpol issued a red notice for him, it added, saying that French police apprehended him last year.
Since late 2012, China has carried out a much-publicized anti-corruption campaign. Its highest-profile victim was the once powerful security chief Zhou Yongkang, who was sentenced to life in prison.
Operation Skynet expanded the campaign to corruption suspects overseas, where Chinese police say they have found 409 fugitives, including 15 listed in an Interpol red notice.
The campaign has seen the arrest of 272 fugitives and 137 others have been persuaded to return from 61 countries and regions.
More than 30 groups have been sent overseas to capture fugitives in Madagascar, Thailand, Peru, the Philippines, Ecuador, South Korea, Cambodia and Spain, among others.
Of the 409 fugitives, 38 have been implicated in duty-related crimes, and 14 in smuggling cases.
Thirty-three of them were at large for more than five years, including 12 for over 10 years, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
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