China law officials punished for fake Finnish trip
They’re like, “Damn!! We can traffic young girls through Finnish customs, but not ourselves!!”
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has punished a group of law enforcement officials who faked a letter of invitation from Finland’s justice department because they wanted to get a free tour of Europe, state media reported on Tuesday.
The group of 10, from central Anhui province’s prosecutor’s department, were deported upon arriving at Helsinki airport when Finnish officials sniffed out the ruse, the semi-official China News Service said.
[...]The main instigator, deputy head of Anhui’s prosecutor’s office Xu Wenai, was fired and thrown out of the Communist Party, it added.
The Chinese government pays for officials to go abroad, ostensibly to learn about modernisation, but in recent years there have been scandals when officials have brought along their families and used the trips only for shopping.
Hat Tip to -Mo- for the link!
