Colleagues are no judge of corrupt officials

WHEN YE JUN, a former deputy division chief in a water department in Shenzhen, Guangdong province in South China, was on trial, the water department sent a letter to the court asking it to show leniency, as they said that Ye "worked very hard" in his daily duties. Comments:

Ye used to be an official and if he is corrupt he must have made use of his power in hand. Under such circumstances, the harder he worked, the more money he grabbed. So even if what the letter claims is true, that's no excuse to grant him a lighter penalty.

rednet.cn, Oct 22