Over 1,100 fugitives accused of duty-related crimes brought back in first 11 months

China brought back 1,114 fugitives accused of duty-related crimes from January to November, with about 16 billion yuan ($2.5 billion) in illegal gains recovered, authorities that oversee anti-graft efforts said on Thursday.

Among the fugitives were 16 who appeared on Interpol red notices, which are international listings of wanted criminals, said the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China and the National Supervisory Commission, the country's top discipline watchdogs.

Fan Jiping, who is suspected of laundering bribe money, was repatriated to China on Dec 1 from Serbia, according to the release of the watchdog.

Fan, 46, is the ex-wife of a former senior Party official of Harbin, capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. She allegedly used money obtained by her ex-husband through bribery to buy securities and real estate.

Fan fled overseas in July 2019, and an Interpol Red Notice was issued against her in December that year. China submitted a request to Serbia for Fan's extradition in November 2020 after her arrest in the country a month earlier.

The repatriation was a result of joint efforts by Chinese public security and supervisory authorities and Serbian law enforcement officials through the coordination of China's office in charge of fugitive repatriation and asset recovery under the central anti-corruption coordination group, the watchdog said.

From January to November, the National Supervisory Commission made 13 requests for law enforcement cooperation and 12 requests for criminal judicial assistance from abroad, it said.