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| China corruption: Record cash find in official's home | China corruption: Record cash find in official's home |
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| Anti-corruption investigators in China have confirmed the reported seizure of the equivalent of $33m in cash at an official's home in May - the biggest such haul to date. | Anti-corruption investigators in China have confirmed the reported seizure of the equivalent of $33m in cash at an official's home in May - the biggest such haul to date. |
| More than 200m yuan (£20m) were found and four out of 16 counting machines broke whilst measuring the notes, a prosecutor said. | More than 200m yuan (£20m) were found and four out of 16 counting machines broke whilst measuring the notes, a prosecutor said. |
| Senior energy official Wei Pengyuan is under investigation for corruption. | Senior energy official Wei Pengyuan is under investigation for corruption. |
| President Xi Jinping has promised to tackle corruption in China. | President Xi Jinping has promised to tackle corruption in China. |
| The massive haul, first reported in the Chinese press in May, was confirmed at a news conference by top anti-bribery prosecutor Xu Jinhui. | The massive haul, first reported in the Chinese press in May, was confirmed at a news conference by top anti-bribery prosecutor Xu Jinhui. |
| Mr Wei, who is the deputy chief of the National Energy Administration's coal department, was put under investigation in May for allegedly accepting bribes following the discovery of the hidden cash. | Mr Wei, who is the deputy chief of the National Energy Administration's coal department, was put under investigation in May for allegedly accepting bribes following the discovery of the hidden cash. |
| China has sentenced more than 13,000 officials found guilty of corruption and bribery in the first nine months of 2014 alone. | China has sentenced more than 13,000 officials found guilty of corruption and bribery in the first nine months of 2014 alone. |
| President Xi warned that his campaign against corruption would target both "tigers" and "flies", indicating that no-one, even senior party members, was exempt from the crackdown. | |
| Since he came to power, some of China's biggest political heavyweights, including the vice-chairman of China's parliament and the former security chief have been targeted by the anti-corruption campaign. | Since he came to power, some of China's biggest political heavyweights, including the vice-chairman of China's parliament and the former security chief have been targeted by the anti-corruption campaign. |
| Experts have even suggested that the proportionately high number of suicides among party officials is down to the pressure from the battle against corruption. | Experts have even suggested that the proportionately high number of suicides among party officials is down to the pressure from the battle against corruption. |