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China opens anti-corruption hot line

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-06-21 20:52

BEIJING: China's procuratorates opened a unitary 24-hour hotline -- (0086-10-)12309 for informants Sunday, on the eve of the 11th publicity week for seeking information from the public sponsored by the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP).

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The hotline will start on Monday, the first day of the week-long campaign to increase the awareness about ways and importance of giving tips to prosecutors to expose job-related crimes and corruption among government officials. The SPP will also open a new website, www.12309.gov.cn Monday for informants.