Audit office uncovers embezzlement cases

Funds, supplies meant for fight against virus misappropriated, report reveals

The National Audit Office unveiled a series of cases in which government funds and supplies that were allotted to fight the coronavirus pandemic were embezzled, the office said in an audit work report on Thursday.

Banks and charity institutes were requested to accelerate the allocation of funds and supplies to fight the COVID-19 outbreak, and national auditors transferred the suspected embezzlement cases to relevant departments for further investigation.

In February, the office issued a notice demanding auditing agencies at each level make auditing funds and donations allocated for controlling the pandemic a key task, according to the report, which was submitted to the bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, for review on Thursday.