More than 45,000 officials who are also the Communist Party of China (CPC) members have been held accountable for poor leadership by the end of May, China's top anti-graft authority said on Sunday.
The CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) said the central authorities are serious about pursuing Party officials for poor performance, noting that it would be a "regular" part of the accountability mechanism.
By May 2016, more than 45,000 Party officials have been held for accountability since the 18th CPC National Congress was held in 2012, the CCDI said on its official website.
Starting from 2014, 397 people were held for accountability in 238 cases of negligence or poor performance, more than half of whom were top leaders of a Party organization at all levels, said the CCDI.
One third of the cases are a result of a lack of Party building. And 91.9 percent of those are specifically related to poor implementation of "eight-point" anti-bureaucracy and extravagance-busting guidelines.
The Party published a regulation in July that holds Party officials accountable for poor leadership, introducing an internal Party accountability mechanism to be applied across all levels and divisions, the Xinhua News Agency reported on July 17.
It targets leaders of Party committees and discipline inspection committees at various levels, and holds them responsible for serious consequences caused by negligence or poor work performance.
Party committees, departments and discipline inspection committees will also be held accountable for violations of Party rules as well as poor work performance.
Leading officials will face punishment according to the severity of their wrongdoing, such as naming and shaming within certain ranks, suspension and demotion.
