Cases involving misuse of poverty relief funds rising

Between January and October, 8,888 officials were investigated for alleged corruption

A rising number of government officials have been placed under investigation for alleged misuse and embezzlement of poverty relief funds, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Thursday.

Statistics released by the SPP show that, between January and October, national prosecuting departments investigated 1,623 government officials relating to crimes involving poverty relief funds, a 94.6 percent increase compared with the same period last year.