What is the meaning behind it?, The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announced the first disclosure of bribery data by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | Discipline Inspection and Supervision | Bribery
Recently, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission reported on the supervision, inspection, and investigation of national disciplinary inspection and supervision agencies in the first half of 2023. Compared to before, the data released this time has two significant changes: firstly, for the first time, the number of registered personnel has been subdivided into central management cadres, department level cadres, county level cadres, township level cadres, as well as current or former village party branch secretaries and village committee directors; The second is to increase the relevant data on registered bribery personnel.
The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that we must adhere to the joint investigation of bribery and corruption, and punish new and hidden corruption.The report from the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection shows that in the first half of the year, a total of 7657 individuals were registered for bribery and 1401 were transferred to the procuratorial organs, vividly demonstrating the determination and strength of the disciplinary inspection and supervision organs to severely punish bribery crimes.
While seeing the results, it is also important to be aware that bribing individuals who use any means to "hunt" party members and cadres is an important reason for the current increase in corruption. According to Wang Aili, the head of the Criminal Law Department of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, based on the number of new cases received by courts in the first instance in recent years, the ratio of bribery cases to bribery cases is approximately 1:3, and in some years it reaches 1:4 or higher. In practice, a bribery case usually involves multiple bribe givers. If this situation is taken into account, the proportion of bribe givers who have not been held criminally responsible will be higher. This situation of being too lenient and not holding bribery accountable is not conducive to cutting off the causal chain of bribery crimes.
A large number of cases have shown that if the cost of violating the law is low, it cannot serve as a deterrent and deterrent, and it is difficult to curb the occurrence of bribery. On July 25th, the Fourth Session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress reviewed the draft amendment to the Criminal Law. The draft adds provisions to impose heavier penalties on six types of situations, including repeated bribery, bribery of multiple individuals, and bribery of state officials. At the same time, adjust the starting point and level of punishment for the crime of bribery, connect it with the crime of bribery, and so on. The improvement of this legislative level aims to further leverage the sharp sword role of criminal law, increase the cost of illegal activities, form a strong deterrence against bribery elements, and provide correct guidance for social atmosphere. It is worth looking forward to.
To curb bribery, in addition to strengthening legislation, strict discipline and law enforcement are also necessary. The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection's announcement of the first disclosure of data on bribe givers not only demonstrates the phased achievements in punishing bribery in accordance with the law, but also sends a strong signal that bribe givers will not tolerate or compromise, which has important enlightening and guiding significance.
Behind the data of bribery cases, there are lessons learned from previous experiences. For society, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection has announced for the first time the disclosure of bribery data, using the data to "speak" and issue warnings: "Those who violate regulations will be punished; those who violate regulations will be punished." Attempting to "backdoor", establish relationships, and "hunt" power for personal gain is bound to have no good outcome. Only by strictly adhering to the bottom line of discipline and law, and taking the right path honestly, can we achieve stability and a bright future.
The authority of discipline and law lies in its execution. Behind the first disclosure of bribery data by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, there is a profound meaning of using data to promote the implementation of "joint investigation of bribery and bribery" and to promote systematic governance of bribery behavior.
Firstly, it is necessary to urge and guide disciplinary inspection and supervision organs and cadres at all levels to highlight the importance of "strictness", increase efforts to investigate and handle bribery cases, exhaust all measures, and use all means to cut off the chain of interests between "hunting" and those who are willing to be "hunting", and break down the network of power and money transactions.
Secondly, we need to strengthen the analysis and judgment of case data, promote the integration of case handling, rectification, and governance, and work together in the same direction. We should combine the investigation and handling of cases with plugging loopholes and strengthening supervision, draw lessons from each other, and promote the deepening and implementation of cases to promote reform and governance from a point to surface perspective.
Thirdly, it is necessary to establish and improve a joint punishment mechanism for bribe givers, improve the "blacklist" system, and so on. Consolidate the efforts of all parties, deepen the comprehensive treatment of both symptoms and root causes, jointly promote the continuous improvement of the comprehensive efficiency of governance of bribery, solidly promote the "joint investigation of bribery and bribery", and create a social atmosphere and legal environment that will not tolerate those who engage in bribery and bribery.
