It doesn't work that way. In an autocratic country, behavior like this will eventually be rewarded even though they might pretend to punish it at first place. E

It doesn't work that way. In an autocratic country, behavior like this will eventually be rewarded even though they might pretend to punish it at first place. Every corrupted officer in China gets promoted later some time after they are exposed and "punished" if they keep their mouth shut.