International Law

China Supreme Court Gets in on the Corruption Game

By Stan

A former Chinese supreme court vice president was stripped of his membership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for corruption, the CPC disciplinary watchdog said Friday.

Huang Songyou, former vice president of the Supreme People’s Court, was also dismissed from all his official positions, said a statement from the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).

According to the investigations, Huang was found misusing his power to seek profits for concerned people in return for a “huge amount” of bribes, accepting money as presents illegally and living a “corrupt” life, the statement said. (Xinhua)

I’m a little confused. Does rule of law in China take a hit from this because you had a Supreme Court justice taking bribes, or does the case affirm the rule of law because a high-level official was brought down according to anti-corruption rules?

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