"Jiang Lei has returned to China voluntarily, following an agreement between himself, his solicitor and Chinese authorities," a spokeswoman said. "New Zealand police was not a party to the agreement but were aware of the negotiations. "Interpol issued a "red notice" - an international alert for a wanted person - for Jiang in August 2007, after Chinese prosecutors issued a warrant for his arrest. He had fled the country for New Zealand in April that year.Jiang's case shows China's resolve to bring to justice all graft suspects overseas, an unidentified official told Xinhua.Those overseas should "abandon illusions" and grasp the opportunity to surrender, in order to receive more lenient treatment, the official added.In 2017, 1,300 fugitives were returned to China from overseas, including 347 corrupt officials, and 980 million yuan ($142 million) in illicit assets was recovered. ($1=6.8877 Chinese yuan renminbi)

Source: Egypt Today December 14, 2018 04:18 UTC