China extradites duty crime suspect from Bulgaria

Source: Xinhua| 2018-11-30 11:06:45|Editor: mmm

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Yao Jinqi is escorted by the police at Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 30, 2018. Yao Jinqi, a duty crime suspect and former deputy head of Xinchang County in east China's Zhejiang Province, was extradited Friday to China from Bulgaria. Yao, who fled abroad in December 2005, became the first former civil servant China extradited from an EU member state. Coordinated by an office in charge of fugitive repatriation and asset recovery under China's central anti-corruption coordination group, it was also the first successful extradition case since China's National Supervisory Commission was established in March. (Xinhua/Yin Gang)

BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Yao Jinqi, a duty crime suspect and former deputy head of Xinchang County in east China's Zhejiang Province, was extradited Friday to China from Bulgaria.

Yao, who fleed abroad in December 2005, became the first former civil servant China extradited from an EU member state.

It was also the first successful extradition case since China's National Supervisory Commission was established in March.