China Reopens Old Judicial Cases, Pressuring People Who Fled Overseas to Return

China Reopens Old Judicial Cases, Pressuring People Who Fled Overseas to Return

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) judicial authorities are reopening old cases in a sweeping review of past investigations and prosecutions, with officials focusing on allegations of bribery, personal political connections, and lenient sentences, according to insiders within the CCP. The insiders spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal. The campaign is also extending beyond China’s borders. Regime authorities have pressured f…