Central Disciplinary Commission of the Communist Party of China
The Central Disciplinary Committee of the Communist Party of China (Engl. Centrale Commission for Discipline Inspection , shortly CCDI ) is the top party internal control institution. Its task is to monitor compliance with internal party norms and rules and to sanction corruption or misconduct by higher party members. It is outside the Chinese judicial system. Only after her investigations have been completed and sanctions have been imposed will she hand over the case to the state criminal authorities. In fact, it is the top anti-corruption agency in China as most of the cadres of the Chinese administrative and judicial authorities are also members of the CCP.
Internal control over party discipline has been an instrument of the party leadership since the CCP began. The Disciplinary Commission in its current structure was created by the 11th CPC Central Committee after the death of Mao Zedong and the condemnation of the Gang of Four in 1978 . Since the tenure of General Secretary Hu Jintao , the powers of the Disciplinary Commission have been continuously expanded and its internal party independence has been strengthened. All she has to do is report to the CCP Central Committee.
The more than 100 members of the Central Disciplinary Commission are elected every five years by the CCP Congress. Since 1997 the Disciplinary Commission has been under the direction of a member of the Standing Committee of the CCP Politburo . Wang Qishan headed the secretariat and led the anti-corruption campaign launched by Xi Jinping from 2012 to October 2017. His successor as head of the Central Disciplinary Commission is Zhao Leji , a member of the 19th Standing Committee .
The Central Disciplinary Commission is based in Beijing . There are other CCP disciplinary commissions at the regional and city levels.
A provisional ordinance was published on January 20, 2017, according to which the procedures by the Central Disciplinary Commission should be completed in a maximum of 90 days. An extension of another 90 days is only possible in exceptional cases. The persons affected by the investigation should continue to be addressed as “ comrades ” in order to protect their rights as party members. The person concerned has the right to be heard by the investigative commission, as well as to rest breaks, nutrition and medical care during the investigation. Insults, humiliation or physical punishment are prohibited during the interviews. All interviews must be videotaped to avoid torture to obtain confessions. The ordinance has been criticized for not mentioning the "Shuanggui" practice. As a procedure that is not regulated by law, the Shuanggui permits long-term, non-time-limited detention of the person concerned and is viewed as a violation of personal freedom.
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- ↑ Lingling Wei, Bob Davis: Wang Qishan - The Man China's Cadre Tremble. WJS, August 21, 2014, accessed March 31, 2016 .
- ↑ Liu Caiyu, 90-day limit for CCDI probes , in: Global Times, January 23, 2017, p. 4, accessed January 26, 2017