China’s Supreme Law on Sexual Harassment of Minors
China News Agency, Beijing, December 27th (Reporter Zhang Su) "We must resolutely punish all kinds of crimes against minors in accordance with the law, and strictly control probation, commutation, and parole for crimes of sexual assault on minors. Significant, severe punishments and even death sentences should be resolutely punished according to law.” The Supreme People’s Court of China stated this at a meeting held in Beijing on the 27th.
The Supreme People's Court held a symposium on studying and implementing the "two laws" and strengthening juvenile trials in the new era.
The "two laws" refer to the juvenile protection law and the juvenile crime prevention law that have been voted and passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and will be implemented on June 1, 2021.
He Rong, Deputy Party Secretary and Executive Vice President of the Supreme People's Court of China, attended the meeting.
The meeting required a comprehensive grasp of the content of the amendment, an accurate grasp of the spirit of the amendment, and a high sense of political responsibility to effectively and effectively protect the legitimate rights and interests of children and children.
It is proposed to establish a work concept that meets the requirements of the new era, insist on maximizing the interests of minors, implement the "education, probation, and rescue" policy and the principle of "education first, punishment second", and embody the spirit of "tolerance and tolerance but not tolerance" .
The meeting also proposed that in conjunction with the implementation of the Civil Code, we should increase the protection of minors’ civil rights and interests, publish typical cases in due course, and educate, guide and standardize social behavior.
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