Xi Jinping's statement at the 19th Congress: China will abolish the secret 'shuanggui' interrogation process
(Baonghean.vn) - This is part of an effort to reform the country's broader anti-corruption campaign.
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| Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: AP |
On October 18, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that the Communist Party would abolish the secret interrogation process, also known as “shuanggui” (“double torture”).
| “Shuanggui” means that key officials accused of corruption and other disciplinary violations will be subjected to extrajudicial detention, isolation and interrogation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of China. |
In his opening speech at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xi Jinping stressed that the “shuanggui” process, which only applies to core cadres of the Communist Party of China, will be replaced by “arrest”.
However, the Chinese leader did not give details and it is not yet clear how the two forms of treatment differ.
“This will ensure that oversight is exercised on all public sector actors who exercise public power.” Xi Jinping |
The move to eliminate the “shuanggui” process is part of a broader legal reform that also includes the establishment of a new National Supervision Commission to replace the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the merging of a series of anti-corruption units into a single entity.
The scope of the new agency will also be expanded as part of the anti-corruption campaign, which stipulates that staff from state-affiliated institutes will also be included, without necessarily being members of the Chinese Communist Party.
Also in his opening speech, Mr. Xi said China will maintain “irreversible” momentum in its anti-corruption campaign.
Lan Ha
(According to Reuters)
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