'Umbrellas' over criminals to be targeted

Corrupt officials are 'biggest obstacle' to defeating gangs, top prosecutor says

Prosecutors nationwide will attach great importance to investigating corrupt officials who provide so-called protective umbrellas to mafia-like gangs and others, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Thursday.

"The biggest obstacle for clearing up the gangs and evil forces is to break their protectors," Zhang Jun, chief prosecutor at the SPP, said at a key meeting on Thursday. "We must consciously investigate them and never relax our efforts."