China supreme court issues detailed work report

• Source: Xinhua
• [08:34 July 14 2010]
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"The report, recording the courts' proper management of widely-focused cases, aims to address public concerns, reflect open justice and promote public confidence in justice," said Sun Jungong, SPC spokesperson.

The report also mentions the prominent case of Huang Songyou, the former SPC vice president who was sentenced on Jan. 19 to life imprisonment for taking bribes and embezzlement.

Further, the report indicates that the number of civilian jurors increased from 57,000 to 77,000 in 2009 and their opinions were taken into account in some 632,000 cases, up 25.1 percent year on year.

"The people's courts at all levels highly values the efforts of civilian jurors in solving social conflicts and have been striving to introduce 'civilian wisdom' into the country's judicial work," said the report.

According to the SPC, the court will solicit public opinions regarding the report and the work of people's courts in order to "scan for work deficiencies and better implement the principle of judicial openness."

Such a report will be released regularly every year.