• Thousands of defendants exonerated

    2019-10-24

    A total of 5,232 defendants have been exonerated because of insufficient evidence since 2014, giving a glimpse of efforts made by Chinese courts to protect human rights through the rule of law, said a report from the top court.

  • Chinese courts conclude over 10,000 organized crime cases

    2019-10-24

    Chinese courts have concluded 10,859 cases of organized crime since the country launched a campaign to fight such offenses at the beginning of 2018, said a criminal report by China's top court released on Oct 23.

  • Chinese courts livestream more than 5 mln trials

    2019-10-24

    Chinese courts have live-streamed more than five million trials so far, and a ceremony recognizing the record was held Wednesday in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

  • Guidance focuses on officials who shield organized criminals

    2019-10-23

    Officials who protect criminals involved in organized crime and take bribes from them in return will be severely punished, according to a document issued on Oct 21 by judicial and law enforcement departments.

  • Shanghai FTZ Court establishes branch in Lin-gang Special Area

    2019-10-21

    China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Court, subordinate to the Shanghai Pudong New Area People’s Court, together with the intellectual property court of the Shanghai FTZ, established a branch in the Lin-gang Special Area on Oct 19.

  • China's top court reaffirms strict control of death penalty

    2019-10-18

    Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Oct 17 asked courts at various levels to strictly observe China's policy of strictly controlling and prudently applying the death penalty.