Officials punished for false declaration of personal information

More than 3,900 officials will not be considered for promotion in 2015 after they were found to have deliberately concealed personal information, according to the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday.

Officials up for promotion or transfer to important positions should have their personal reports scrutinized. If they are found to have intentionally concealed anything vital, they will be disqualified from promotion.

Officials of deputy county level or above are required to report their personal information, including personal and family assets and investment, marital status, overseas travel, as well as the nationality and occupations of their relatives, to the CPC in 2015.

The system began last year with an inspection of 1,550 provincial cadres and candidates. Checks by local governments covered over 60,000 officials at deputy county level and above.

Also in 2015, verification of these reports was gradually increased. The sampling rate for random checks has since doubled from one in 20 to one in 10.

Evidence of corruption or misconduct is transferred to disciplinary watchdogs. This led to 124 officials being removed from their current posts.

The organization authority also ruled that false declarations must be recorded for life, thus, misconduct will be considered during future performance assessment and appointments. Endi