Chinese procuratorial organs dedicate great efforts to handling major typical cases of public prosecution

Chinese procuratorial organs at all levels dedicated great efforts to handling a series of major typical cases of public prosecution in 2024, demonstrating their commitment to combating crimes, ensuring the safety of people's lives and property, and upholding justice, according to a work report delivered by Procurator-General Ying Yong at the second plenary meeting of the ongoing third session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing on Saturday.

I. Prosecution of Myanmar-based telecom and cyberspace fraud crime syndicates:

A total of 39 members of major criminal gangs based in northern Myanmar were prosecuted in China in December, 2024 for telecom and cyberspace fraud and other crimes targeting civilians in China.

The suspects, including Mg Myin Shaunt Phyin and Ma Thiri Maung, faced charges of fraud, homicide and injury, illegal detention, casino operation, drug trafficking, and organizing prostitution.

The prosecutorial authorities have vowed to resolutely curb the high incidence of telecom and cyberspace fraud crimes.

II. Approved prosecution of Red Notice fugitives:

Qu Jianling, a former banker on China's Red Notice fugitive list, was repatriated in 2022 after having evaded justice for 27 years abroad.

The high-profile case, which had exceeded the statute of limitations up to 20 years stipulated by Chinese law, was approved by the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) for prosecution and taken up by prosecutors in south China's Guangzhou City in January 2024, reinforcing China's zero-tolerance stance on fugitive corruption suspects.

III. Public interest litigation of environmental governance:

In April 2024, the top procuratorate initiated a public interest litigation case on water pollution control in the Pearl River Basin in south China, targeting seven key pollution issues, including urban and ship-related contamination.

A total of 1,915 related cases were handled in parallel, leveraging the public interest litigation system to safeguard major waterways.

IV. SPP's prosecutorial protect in a high-profile criminal case of robbery:

Judicial fairness was upheld in the retrial of a case of robbery committed by convict surnamed Ma from northwest China's Gansu Province.

As a result of prosecutorial protest lodged by the SPP, originally convicted of theft and sentenced to ten years, Ma was reclassified as a robbery offender and given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve by the court of retrial.

The ruling was given eight days before his scheduled release in December 2024, exemplifying sustained prosecutorial oversight to ensure justice.

V. Prosecution of online defamation: In a typical case, a suspect surnamed Wang in Beijing was sentenced to one year in prison for fabricating and spreading falsehoods against others due to personal grievances. The case was prosecuted by Beijing-based prosecutorial authorities. It showed ongoing prosecutorial efforts to combat cyber violence and maintain order in online spaces.

VI. Extension of prosecutorial supervision over trial of cases of civil disputes: In a typical case involving civil disputes taking place in southwest China's Sichuan Province, a man surnamed He bestowed marital asset to a third party to sustain an extramarital affair.

While the court initially ordered the return of only half the funds to his wife, the provincial Higher People's Procuratorate lodged a prosecutorial protect in the case and facilitated a trial of it, resulting in a full restitution order.

The case was cited as a step toward promoting proper social values on marriage, financial responsibility, and family ethics.

Chinese procuratorial organs dedicate great efforts to handling major typical cases of public prosecution

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Thursday presided over a State Council executive meeting that studied work on building a unified national market and reviewed and approved a plan for the development of a modern emergency response system during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).

Noting that building a unified national market is essential to advancing high-quality development, the meeting called for deepening institutional frameworks in areas such as property rights protection, market access, fair competition, social credit and market exit mechanisms.

The meeting also urged efforts to advance high-standard connectivity of market infrastructure to facilitate smooth economic circulation and effectively reduce logistics costs across society.

Emergency management is critical to protecting people's lives and property, the meeting said. It called for accelerating the development of a modern emergency response system, deepening reform and innovation in emergency management, and improving coordinated response mechanisms.

Efforts should be made to strengthen risk prevention at the source, enhance monitoring, forecasting and early warning, and accelerate a shift in governance toward proactive prevention, according to the meeting.

A draft revision of the Law on the People's Bank of China was also discussed and approved in principle at the meeting, which decided to submit the draft to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation.

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