China News Agency, Beijing, April 22 (Reporter Zhang Su) Shen Liang, vice president of the Supreme People's Court of China and second-level justice, said in Beijing on the 22nd that China's judicial openness is in terms of scope, form, depth and breadth. , has been at the forefront of the world in recent years.
On the same day, the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China held a press conference on the measures and achievements of political and legal reforms since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
A Japanese media reporter asked a question on the spot: Under the Japanese constitution, all trials must be conducted in public, but there are still private trials in China.
This question sometimes leads to international discussions. What will China seek to improve on this?
"I want to correct a misinformation in this Japanese journalist friend's question first." Shen Liang said, as far as he understands, the judicial systems of Japan and other countries in the world stipulate that public trials are the principle, but it involves state secrets and commercial secrets. , personal privacy and juvenile crime cases, including Japan, all countries in the world are not open to trial.
The disclosure of some case information will cause social panic and imitation of bad behaviors, and these contents are not suitable for full disclosure to the society.
"So, when it comes to trial transparency, all countries in the world take openness as the principle and non-disclosure as the exception, and the same is true for China."
Shen Liang further elaborated on three aspects: First, judicial openness is a basic principle of China's judicial system.
Second, continuously improving judicial transparency has always been an important part of China's judicial reform.
China's judicial openness has been at the forefront of the world in recent years in terms of scope, form, depth and breadth.
Access to justice is now within reach.
Third, China's efforts to promote judicial openness will not stop.
"Here, Japanese journalists are very welcome to watch Chinese court trials through the China Court Trial Open Network, and experience China's judicial openness through our four public platforms. Maybe you can find the best answer to your question." Shen Liang Say.
Jing Hanchao, deputy secretary-general of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, said at the press conference that the credibility of China's law enforcement and judiciary has also been significantly improved.
The first is to strengthen the responsibility for handling cases from the power structure and management system.
In order to solve the problem that everyone can handle a case, the case must be submitted for approval at various levels, and the responsibility is unclear, the judicial personnel classification management and judicial responsibility system are implemented.
The second is to establish and improve the law enforcement and judicial power restriction and supervision mechanism.
In order to prevent the interference and influence of various relationships on law enforcement and judicial activities, the power is locked in the cage of the system, and the institutional mechanism for restricting and supervision is constantly improved, and the responsibility system is improved.
The third is to reform the professional security of judicial personnel and the management system and system of human, financial and material.
Establish remuneration and other systems that match the individual job sequences of judges and prosecutors, improve the protection mechanism for performing duties according to law, and allow judicial personnel to handle cases without distractions.
The fourth is to reform the functions of political and legal institutions.
The functions of the Party Committee's Political and Legal Committee have been further optimized, and the Party's absolute leadership over political and legal work has been further strengthened.
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