China vetoes on television to ‘celebrities’ sentenced for drugs or … – The Confidential

Determined to avoid becoming “a bad example” for the population, Beijing has declared war on the Chinese stars dissolute. The authorities have banned television issued by the works of convicted drug or hiring prostitutes artists. In recent months police have arrested several celebrities for crimes related to prostitution, drug use and illegal betting.

“ gave me $ 300,000 Hong Kong and we had sex the day I arrived. The next day I said I had to go back to Beijing and I bought the ticket, “confessed to the celebrity Chinese Guo Meimei cameras, clad in an orange jacket convict. This young sparked a scandal in 2011 when it started to hang on the network, without any shame, portraits of her posing with her Maserati and luxury handbags, while presented as an employee of the Red Cross Society of China.

Guo Meimei after his arrest. Thanks their provocations, Guo has appeared regularly in the headlines. Luck smiled until this summer, when she was arrested on charges of prostitution and organizing illegal gambling dens in Beijing. Your latest images, handcuffed and guarded by two policemen , with no makeup and her face disfigured by fatigue, contrast with the selfies your Weibo account , the Chinese Twitter, sailing in luxury yachts and attending parties in the jet set .

The Chinese Government has decided start a war against all vices among the stars of the Asian giant to avoid becoming a bad influence on their population. The responsible for the censorship of cultural products, State Administration of Press, Publishing, Radio, Film and Television announced last Thursday that will not be broadcast on television works of artists who have been sentenced for hiring prostitutes or drugs. The ban also includes commercials and appearances on radio and television , and officials stress that recent cases “a bad example” for young people, according to the state newspaper China Daily . A few days ago, more than 40 performing arts organizations had announced pequinesas not alienating players who consume drugs.

Prostitutes and gold awards

Different celebrities, mainly from the world of television and film, have been involved in criminal investigations. At the same time, the media have publicized excerpts from their confessions or some gory details of the cases. For example, the director Wang Quan’an, won the Golden Bear at Berlin in 2007 , was arrested at home to mid September for hire prostitutes . The director allegedly paid for three nights in a row for the services of sex workers, while his wife, actress Zhang Yuqi, was in New York.

In turn, Jaycee Chan, son Movie star Jackie Chan , and Taiwanese singer and actor gave Kai Ko positive for marijuana in a police test in August. Ko was released in 2011 by winning the Best Newcomer award at the Golden Horse Awards, often considered the equivalent of the Oscars in Asia. “Sorry to disappoint all those who support me and give a bad example,” he apologized, crying, Taiwan interpreter in a report by the Chinese public television, where images of police tracking is also issued in the house of the son of Jackie Chan. Currently, at least 12 known to the Chinese public figures have suffered a similar fate since early this year. Many of them have had to apologize to the public through social networks.

“In these cases, The main goal is to show that it is fighting drug and even celebrities are safe, “explained a The Guardian Shen Tingting, Director of the NGO Asia Catalyst, an organization that fights for the rights of prostitutes, drug addicts and AIDS patients.

The Taiwanese actor Ko Kai cries after being released after two weeks in detention in Beijing.

” The enemy of humanity “

The latest arrests are part of an offensive launched in February by the Ministry of Public Security, who asked the police officers to strengthen the persecution of drug use, gambling and prostitution (illegal in the country). Specifically, the police have started a major campaign against addictive substances in recent years: the country sentenced 40,000 criminals for crimes related to drugs during the first five months of 2014, an increase of 27.8% over 2013 Of these, 9,000 were sentenced to more than five years in prison, life imprisonment or death penalty , according to the Xinhua news agency. The Chinese premier, Li Keqiang, branded drugs “common enemy of mankind” last June.

Since taking office nearly two years ago, President Xi Jinping has been used for various campaigns preserve “morality” of the country, both inside and outside the executive. No doubt the campaign of “mass line” was obtained which increased visibility in the national media. The operation, which began in mid-2013 and ended last week, tried fighting corruption, malpractices and excesses within the Communist Party of China (CPC). According to official data, during this period more than 74,000 members of the organization were punished for violating the new guidelines of the CCP to avoid “ostentation and extravagance” among members of the government. But Beijing has also conducted several similar offenses in other sectors of society, such as journalists or the most critical of the regime bloggers and internet commentators.