Fugitive returns to China after coordinated effort by law enforcement bodies

Guo Jiefang, one of 100 fugitives on the Interpol red notice list, voluntarily returned to China and turned herself in on Saturday thanks to the coordination of the central anti-corruption group and the Guangdong provincial discipline and supervision agencies.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission, China's top anti-corruption watchdog, disclosed the news in a statement on Monday through their website.

Guo was the first fugitive to surrender themselves since the 20th CPC National Congress in 2022, and she was also the 62nd fugitive repatriated to China amid Sky Net, a campaign launched by the central anti-corruption group targeting fugitives who fled overseas.

Guo, 70, was a police officer of the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau's traffic department and fled overseas in March 2000 after she was found to have allegedly accepted bribes along with others.

Seven months later, the Guangdong Provincial People's Procuratorate filed a case to investigate Guo, and in December 2007 Interpol issued a red notice for her apprehension.

Since then, investigators have actively carried out international cooperation in law enforcement. Due to their relentless pursuit, Guo returned to China and her illicit assets have been recovered.

"High pressure against corruption will remain. Voluntarily returning to China and turning themselves in is the only way out for fugitives," the fugitive repatriation and asset recovery office of the group.