China needs a crisis intervention system to identify high-risk individuals to help prevent the kinds of “lone wolf” attacks that have left more than 40 people dead this month, according to two legal experts. “We need to put more effort into mental health crisis intervention and conflict resolution, and urgently establish a systematic prevention mechanism,” … Read more
A report by prosecutors in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang has shed light on how entrepreneurs and private businesses can fall prey to the abuse of power by police. The report highlights a case dating back to May of last year, when two officials from the public security bureau of an unnamed province began extorting … Read more
The former head of China Geological Survey has been charged with bribe-taking and leaking state secrets by the country’s highest prosecutorial agency. Zhong Ziran, 62, is accused of using his senior positions at the natural resources ministry as well as its affiliated China Geological Survey to take a “particularly big” amount of bribes, the Supreme … Read more
A former Chinese propaganda chief who was responsible for promoting its official line on Tibet and human rights is facing bribery charges, prosecutors said on Wednesday. He was first placed under investigation for suspected corruption in July last year, making him the first ministerial level official to be purged after a major Communist Party reshuffle … Read more
Observers said the move signalled that Beijing saw the need for legal professionals who understand “complex multi-jurisdictional matters” amid intensifying geopolitical competition with Washington and its allies. Ying Yong, head of China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate, called on prosecutors to focus on cultivating talent with international legal expertise and experience in “international law enforcement and judicial … Read more
China’s public prosecutors have been warned to be alert to the risk of a popular backlash when handling court cases. The Chinese government has imposed some of the world’s strictest controls on public expression, but is still hypersensitive to the risk of any public outcry, which it fears could threaten social stability. The instruction to … Read more
