Officials face sack for bad public work

Local government and Communist Party of China (CPC) officials can be sacked from their posts or expelled from the CPC for their poor handling of public grievances.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the CPC's top discipline watchdog, the ministries of supervision, and human resources and social security, as well as the State Bureau of Letters and Calls (SBLC) issued two rules yesterday to check local officials' heavy-handed tactics.

Those who abuse police force and weapons to solve public disputes face severe punishment, too, the rules say.