CCDI: 800,000 cases opened in January–September, including 73 provincial/ministerial-level or higher officials.
The CCDI and National Supervisory Commission said on 27 October that in January–September 2026 discipline and supervision bodies received 3.506 million petitions and reports, handled 2.149 million leads and opened 800,000 cases, including 73 officials at provincial/ministerial level or above, 4,203 at bureau level, 34,000 at county level, 114,000 at township level and 79,000 current or former village Party secretaries and committee heads. 680,000 people were disciplined, including 105 at provincial/ministerial level or above; 29,000 bribe-givers were placed on file and 3,020 referred to prosecutors. Lianhe Zaobao noted that 789,000 cases, including 90 provincial/ministerial-level officials, were opened in the same period last year, and that the release came during the Fifth Plenum, which focuses on strict Party self-governance.
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