Ex-official extradited from Bulgaria

A Chinese fugitive suspected of graft was extradited from Bulgaria to Beijing on Friday, the first former civil servant extradited by China from a European Union member state.

Yao Jinqi, former deputy head of Xinchang county in East China's Zhejiang province, accused of taking advantage of his posts to take bribes, fled to Bulgaria in December 2005, according to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China.

Coordinated by an office in charge of fugitive repatriation and asset recovery under China's central anti-corruption coordination group, it was also the first successful extradition case since China's National Supervisory Commission was established in March.