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Former prosecutors' case shows Macao's resolution to fight corruption: official

Xinhua, February 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

The former senior procecutors' graft case shows the resolution of the government of the Macao Special Administrative region to sweep out corruption, said the anti-graft commissioner on Sunday.

"No one is immune to the law, no matter how influential the people is," commissioner of Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) Cheong Weng Chon told a press briefing, adding that the investigation also shows Macao is ready to hunt big tigers and small flies.

According to the announcement issued on CCAC website Saturday, it has started a criminal investigation into a case involving "former leadership staff" of the Public Prosecutions Office (MP), who adjudicated 167 million patacas (about 20.88 million U. S. dollars) worth of MP's projects and services to some private companies for return of no less than 44 million patacas.

Cheong said the former leadership staff include a former MP prosecutor general, his office administrator, and an MP consultant.

CCAC said the suspects and the involving companies' managers have allegedly committed offences of "fraud," "unlawful economic advantage," "power abuse" and "document forgery." Measures including custody, restriction from departure and suspension from public duties have been adopted against the suspects.

Cheong added that the Public Prosecutions Office is very supportive and cooperative during the investigation, and the case doesn't involve other prosecutors up to now. Endit