Experts call for more details on unnatural deaths of officials

BEIJING - Experts are encouraging authorities to publish more information about unnatural deaths of government officials, including those who killed themselves after suffering from depression.

Ren Jianming, director of Tsinghua University's anti-corruption and governance research center, said the public is more concerned about the causes of suicide among officials than among ordinary citizens, largely because of the power officials wield and the possibility that their deaths are related to public affairs.

Ren made his remarks after Yuan Weiliang, an official from Northeast China's Liaoning province, was found dead three days after a taxi dropped him off near a river on Sept 17.