Chinese Communist Party steps in to root out graft in Army

The military arm of China's ruling Communist Party has issued new disciplinary regulations to counter rampant corruption in the Chinese Army, the first such intervention by the powerful commission in response to increasing cases of graft.



The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), which operates under a veil of secrecy has been beset by spreading corruption in its ranks and the fresh guidelines are aimed at weeding out corrupt practices.



For the first time in its history, the Central Military Commission (CMC), the most powerful body that controls China's military forces has issued such regulations specifying principles, responsibilities, organisations and work procedures for the discipline inspection committees (DIC) in the army to crack down on corrupt officials, the official PLA Daily reported.



The regulations were approved by President Hu Jintao, who is also Chairman of the CMC.