Corrupt officials sent to luxury jails
Corrupt officials sent to luxury jails
One of China's 'luxury' jails were bereaucrats turned criminals are held
Yet some Chinese jails accommodate bureaucrats-turned-criminals with lavish facilities and privileges, according to China Digital Times.
These prisons are fully equipped European-style buildings with upscale bars, exclusive offices, large conference centres, 20 square metre cells (with balconies), stadiums, basketball courts and a manmade river and park.
China's government has created luxury jails for bureaucrats that have been sacked and are nominally set up for the re-education of those that have fallen foul.
At this Yancheng prison in Suzhou, inmates can enjoy cocktails at a bar that would not be out of place in a five-star hotel
Seven luxury prisons have been built in China, according to reports on entertainment news site mop.com.
The jail that has drawn most attention is Yancheng prison in Suzhou city, which boasts six basketball courts.
Among the sacked officials who enjoy a privileged life in prison, is Chen Liangyu, former leader of the Communist party in Shanghai. Chen is entitled to a 20 sq m cell, served four meals a day, which include cigarettes and chocolate.
While in prison, Ma Ma Jianguo, a corrupt official from Chengdu, was allowed to attend private dinners, go home to sleep and use his mobile phone whenever he wanted
His monthly expenditure is 6,000 Yuan (RM2,935), two ! times th e per capita income in Shanghai.
Another example is Ma Jianguo, a corrupt official from Chengdu. While in prison, Ma was allowed to attend private dinners, go home to sleep and use his mobile phone whenever he wanted.
One netizen asked, "How can the officials not fall into corruption?"
"Even jails are providing them with five-star services, that is just another way of encouraging corruption."
Source: wantchinatimes.com
Published Oct 18 2011
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