China’s Anti-Corruption Crackdown Fills Detention Centers With Officials

Sources say arrests of current and retired officials are surging as the regime expands probes and accelerates prosecutions.

A guard looks through the window of a hallway inside a detention center in Beijing, China, on Oct. 25, 2012. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

The Chinese regime’s anti-corruption campaign is rapidly filling detention facilities across the country, as a growing number of officials are accused of bribery and abuse of power, according to sources inside the regime’s political and legal system. The incarcerated now include more retired officials, suggesting the campaign is widening in scope.

Since January, facilities in Shandong and Henan provinces have received batches of detainees linked to corruption cases, including retired bureau-level officials and senior executives from state-owned enterprises, according to several sources who spoke to The Epoch Times on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal.