Restore judicial credibility

The Shanghai people's high court has launched a special investigation into a video clip posted online, which alleges that a group of officials of the court were part of a prostitution racket run at a luxury resort in the city's Pudong New Area, and promised to deal with the matter seriously and strictly according to the law. Online exposure of officials' misconducts or involvement in corruption should be taken seriously, instead of being suppressed in order to add vitality to the Party's and the government's anti-corruption campaign, says an article in Beijing Times. Excerpts:

After an anonymous blogger posted part of a surveillance footage on the Internet showing officials patronizing alleged prostitutes at Hengshan Resort in Shanghai's Pudong New Area, the Shanghai disciplinary authorities responded immediately. They suspended the four senior Shanghai judges (purportedly seen in the footage) from their posts and said they were being investigated for their alleged involvement in the prostitution racket.