Publishing graft cases online indispensable to curb corruption

THE CENTRAL COMMISSION for Discipline Inspection, China's top anti-graft agency, recently found that the provincial discipline inspection departments published less than one-fourth of their cases on their websites throughout 2015. The percentage for publicized cases was even less at lower levels. Only transparency can effectively fight corruption, says Modern Express:

While hailing local anti-graft agencies for their hunting of large numbers of corrupt officials, we must keep a cool head about the situation because the majority of the cases are not published online, which is contrary to the requirement of the central commission.

It should be noted that publishing cases online is indispensable for curbing corruption because it promotes transparency of the process. And by publishing the cases, the anti-graft agencies also let the public know the top leadership's determination to fighting corruption. That will encourage them to report more cases.