Procurators help accused flee arrest

GUANGZHOU: Had the municipal procuratorate of Meizhou, Guangdong province, done its job properly, Shi Yuqing, a local people's congress deputy, accused of embezzling more than 30 million yuan ($4.3 million), would have faced justice.

Instead, the suspect has been on the run for months, and his whereabouts are unknown.

The local police, who wanted to arrest the deputy immediately after verifying the massive misappropriation of funds, can now do precious little but put Shi's name on its "wanted" list.