Prosecutors to go after crooks who pay bribes

National prosecutors will target those who offer bribes as they seek to stem corruption among officials, the Supreme People's Procuratorate has announced.

Many of the senior officials who are under investigation are alleged to have accepted large bribes, Song Hansong, director of the procuratorate's Department of Duty-related Crime Prevention, said on Wednesday.

"Those who give bribes often approach government officials, who abuse their power to obtain major benefits for enterprises in exchange for huge payments," he said.