Over 199,000 indicted in China's organized crime crackdown
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BEIJING - As of the end of last month, a total of 199,478 people have been indicted in 31,840 cases involving organized crime or local bullies in China since the country launched a targeted crackdown in 2018.
The first-instance trials of over 151,000 people have been concluded, and final sentences for over 83,000 people have been issued after an appellate trial, according to a statement from the national office against organized crime.
Money and assets worth about 43.6 billion yuan ($6.4 billion) involved in such cases have been ordered by the courts to be seized or confiscated, the office said, adding that there were still 14.6 billion yuan under enforcement procedures.
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