Anti-graft system has many loopholes

An official of Chengbu county in Hunan province was prosecuted recently for allegedly taking bribes. His daughter has now opened a blog in which she claims her father is innocent. To prove her point, she has posted photographs of her home that reflects the not-out-of-ordinary lifestyle of the family. This shows that the anti-corruption drive has several drawbacks, says an article in Oriental Morning Post. Excerpts:

Using the Internet to expose corrupt officials has become a trend. But now the Net is being used even to defend the innocent, or people that bloggers and netizens claim have been falsely incriminated.

A high-ranking official of Chengbu county in Hunan province was prosecuted recently for alleged corruption. But his daughter has posted several articles and photographs in her blog, claiming that her father is innocent and her family has always led a "decent" life.