Smartphone app lets citizen whistleblowers send compromising images of wayward Communist party officials straight to investigators

China’s anti-corruption crusaders have added a new weapon to their armoury, launching a smartphone app that allows members of the public to snitch on thieving Communist party officials by uploading photos and videos of their crimes.

Beijing’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection – the agency tasked with fighting corruption – launched an “anti-corruption app”, which can be downloaded for free from Apple’s App Store, in January.