On the morning of March 9, the Supreme People's Court held the third event of a series of all-media live interviews for the interpretation of the "Work Report of the Supreme People's Court" of the National Two Sessions in 2022. Shen Liang, Vice President of the Supreme People's Court, interpreted the work report online.

　　China is one of the safest countries in the world.

Shen Liang said that the people's courts have played the role of criminal trials, resolutely safeguarded national security and social stability, served and guaranteed economic development, strengthened judicial protection of human rights, safeguarded the bottom line of people's livelihood and safety, and made every effort to protect the safety of the people.

　　Underworld forces are "cancerous tumors" that erode the party's ruling foundation, harm the interests of the people, undermine social security, and endanger grass-roots political power.

Shen Liang pointed out that in 2021, courts at all levels will conclude 3,409 criminal cases involving 18,360 people.

In the trial work, the people's court insisted on "breaking the wealth and breaking the blood" and "breaking the umbrella and breaking the network", and executed property penalties for crimes involving gangs and evil, as well as the recovery and confiscation of illegal income of 40.57 billion yuan; "There were 255 criminal cases involving 628 persons, with a severe sentence rate of 70.2%.

In addition, courts at all levels have sent 3,816 judicial suggestions to deal with problems in the management of some key industries, participated in the special rectification of the industry, consolidated the achievements of rectification of "village tyrants", "sha tyrants" and "vegetable tyrants", and promoted the purification of grass-roots organizations.

　　People take food as their heaven.

Shen Liang pointed out that courts at all levels strictly implement the "four strictest" requirements and punish crimes that endanger food safety in accordance with the law.

At the end of last year, the two high schools issued the "Interpretation on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases Endangering Food Safety", responding to the "water-injected meat", "black workshops", and "expired food" that are generally concerned by the people, helping to ensure that the people Eat safe meat and safe dishes; take "main and complementary foods specially designed for infants and young children" and "sold to minors and the elderly in primary and secondary school campuses, nursery institutions, elderly care institutions and surrounding areas" as aggravating circumstances, reflecting the Special protection for food safety of minors and elderly groups.

　　Telecommunication and network fraud methods emerge in an endless stream, and increasingly show the characteristics of groupization, specialization, and cross-border crime, causing huge property losses to the people and serious damage to social integrity.

Shen Liang pointed out that for such crimes, the people's courts resolutely punish them according to the law. Last year, they concluded 79,000 related cases and 149,000 people.

All kinds of "routine loans", "campus loans", "beauty loans" and "housing for the elderly", "investment for the elderly", "health care products for the elderly" and other fraudulent crimes are punished according to law, and help fight against fraud People's War.

　　Drugs seriously endanger people's happiness and well-being. Criminal trials are an important part of drug control work. People's courts have always adhered to the policy of crackdown on drug crimes and maintained a high-pressure situation.

Shen Liang pointed out that while adhering to the policy of crackdown, we should pay attention to precise crackdowns, strengthen the crackdown on new drug crimes, and severely punish crimes that endanger the health of young people by disguising new drugs as alcohol, beverages, and biscuits.

　　Shen Liang pointed out that the education and rectification of the political and legal teams carried out last year focused on the problems of commutation, parole, and temporary execution of sentences outside prison that were reported by the public in violation of laws and regulations, and made great efforts to focus on rectification, and comprehensively investigated 1334.5 cases of "temporary reduction of leave" since 1990. 10,000 pieces, 59,000 pieces with problems or defects are urged to rectify one by one.

At the end of last year, the two high schools and two ministries jointly issued the "Opinions on Strengthening the Substantive Trial of Sentence Reduction and Parole Cases", requiring the people's courts to adhere to comprehensive legal review, equal emphasis on subjective and objective reform performance, and strict review of evidence materials, so that the people can truly feel the execution of punishment. of fairness and justice.

　　Prevention of wrongful cases is the bottom line of criminal trials.

Shen Liang pointed out that criminal trials adhere to both punishing crimes and protecting human rights. First, adhere to the principle of statutory crime and punishment, adjudication of evidence, and never suspect a crime, and strictly adhere to the standard of proof that criminal evidence is "reliable, sufficient, and beyond reasonable doubt" to ensure innocent people. People are not subject to criminal investigation, and those who are guilty are punished justly; the second is to vigorously promote the reform of the criminal litigation system centered on trial, and form a criminal litigation pattern in which litigation is centered on trial, trial is centered on trial, and court trial is centered on evidence. Ensure that each case can stand the test of history; the third is to implement the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law and the judicial interpretation of the new Criminal Procedure Law, all cases with a suspended death sentence will be tried in court, effectively protect the right of lawyers to practice, and promote the full coverage of lawyers' defense in criminal cases. , to promote substantive justice with procedural justice.

　　Criminal trials should take into account the human feelings of the law and the law.

Shen Liang emphasized that it is necessary to demonstrate the rationality of the judiciary with rigorous legal principles, and demonstrate the conscience of the judiciary with recognized rationality, so as to abide by the law, explain the right and wrong of the case, the ins and outs, and be reasonable, accurately respond to the people's concerns, and let the public Understanding and agreeing with the results of the judgment makes the people feel that criminal justice has power, right and wrong, and warmth.

(Wang Lili)