ST.
PETERSBURG, Russia, July 4, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- A news report
from chinadaily.com.cn:
On June 20, Ying Yong, Chief Grand Prosecutor and Prosecutor
General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) of China, granted an interview to the Russian
newspaper Izvestia on the sidelines of the 6th Meeting of
the Heads of Prosecution Services of the BRICS Countries in
St. Petersburg, Russia.
Question: What are the characteristics of criminal cases in
China? How do Chinese prosecution
authorities deal with them?
Ying: Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese
people have created dual miracles of eye-catching economic
development and long-term social stability under the leadership of
the Communist Party of China
(CPC). Along with the development of the economy and society,
criminal cases in China have
undergone some changes over the past two decades. There are
significant changes in the crime structure. There has been a
continuous decrease in the total amount and proportion of serious
violent crimes such as murder, robbery and kidnapping, while the
number and proportion of minor crimes such as dangerous driving and
acts by cybercrime accomplices have significantly increased.
China is one of the countries with
the lowest rates of homicide, firearms and explosive incidents, and
other serious criminal offenses in the world.
China has placed a high
priority on the development of the rule of law. Law-based
governance is a constitutional principle and a fundamental
governance strategy of the country. The 20th CPC National Congress
held in October 2022 specifically
planned for "adhering to comprehensive rule of law and advancing
law-based governance in the country", clearly proposing
"comprehensively building a modern socialist country along the path
of the rule of law" and "comprehensively promoting law-based
governance in all respects", and highlighting "accelerating the
development of a fair, efficient and authoritative socialist
judicial system" and "strengthening the legal supervision work of
the prosecution authorities". Under the leadership of the CPC,
Chinese prosecution authorities thoroughly implement Xi Jinping
Thought on the Rule of Law, earnestly enforce the Constitution and
laws, respect and effectively safeguard human rights. They adhere
to the principles of a legally prescribed punishment for a
specified crime, presumption of innocence, and no guilt without
evidence, and comprehensively and accurately implement a criminal
policy combining severity with leniency that upholds the practice
of being strict when necessary, lenient when appropriate, and
punishing according to the offense. They strictly adhere to the
system of leniency for those who confess and repent, actively
promote the construction of a system with Chinese characteristics
for governing minor crimes, explore the comprehensive use of
criminal, administrative, civil and other means to hierarchically
punish minor crimes, and resolve social conflicts in a timely
manner. They are working to establish a crime governance structure
that is well-ordered in severity and with differentiated
responsibilities, and promote the modernization of the system and
capacity for national governance, effectively safeguarding national
security, social stability and the well-being of the people.
Question: The theme of the 6th Meeting of the Heads of
Prosecution Services of the BRICS Countries is "Modern digital
solutions on enforcement of the law: experience of BRICS
prosecution services". What experiences do China's prosecution authorities have in using
digital technology to support case handling?
Ying: I presented the development in this regard in
China at the 6th Meeting of the
Heads of Prosecution Services of the BRICS Countries.
Digital technology is a revolutionary means of law enforcement and
justice that can effectively enhance technological content and
efficiency in law enforcement and justice work. Currently,
China is striving to promote the
building of a Digital China. The Chinese government has unveiled a
plan for the overall layout of the country's digital development,
formulated laws such as the Cybersecurity Law, Data Security Law,
and Personal Information Protection Law. Additionally, China is actively participating in the
formulation of the United Nations treaty on cybercrime.
China's prosecution authorities
attach great importance to the application of digital technology in
judicial case handling, deeply implement a digital prosecution
strategy, formulate a plan for digital prosecution development,
promote IT application in the rule of law, and effectively
construct a mechanism for digital prosecution work that is
"business-led, data-integrated, technology-supported and
application-focused" to enable the work of legal supervision to
improve quality and efficiency. In the prosecution of financial
crimes, money laundering, smuggling and other crimes, new
technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence are fully
utilized to review massive relevant evidence, conduct in-depth
analysis of the flow of funds involved, dig deep into upstream and
downstream crime clues, accurately charge crimes, and
simultaneously trace and recover proceeds. By using data algorithms
and technological means such as three-dimensional measurement and
imaging for identification, the ability to recognize deeply forged
audiovisual materials is enhanced so that clues for high-tech
crimes can be effectively identified. In handling public interest
litigation cases, technologies such as satellite remote sensing are
fully utilized to compare changes in the ecological environment,
discover clues of public interest damage in areas such as water
bodies, soil, wetland protection, desertification control, and
biodiversity protection, and to assess public interest damage and
rectification.
China's prosecution authorities
focus on analyzing the characteristics and patterns of cases in
performing their duties, construct legal supervision big data
models, screen more illegal and criminal clues, refer them to
competent authorities for investigation, and, in conjunction with
case handling, issue prosecution recommendations to competent
authorities to promote plugging loopholes, strengthening of
supervision, recovering of losses, and advancing from individual
case handling to category supervision and then to litigation source
governance. To date, China's
prosecution authorities have jointly developed more than 6,000
legal supervision big data models, discovered over 620,000
supervision clues in groups, strengthened legal supervision, and
effectively achieved systematic governance and litigation source
governance.
Question: In recent years, what new achievements have been
made in cooperation between Chinese and Russian prosecution
authorities? What are your expectations for Sino-Russian
prosecutorial cooperation?
Ying: In recent years, under the strategic planning
and guidance of President Xi Jinping and Russian President
Vladimir Putin, prosecution
authorities of both countries have maintained high-standard
exchanges and cooperation, achieving fruitful results. Within the
frameworks of multilateral mechanisms such as the Meeting of the
Heads of Prosecution Services of the BRICS Countries and the
Prosecutors General Conference of the Member States of Shanghai
Cooperation Organization, the two countries' prosecution
authorities have respected each other, communicated in a friendly
manner, effectively strengthened law enforcement and judicial
cooperation in combating transnational crimes, terrorist crimes,
religious extremist crimes, continuously deepened exchanges and
cooperation between border region prosecution authorities, and
jointly provided strong judicial support for the development and
stability of both countries and the region.
Since last year, I have had three friendly, in-depth, and
fruitful meetings with His Excellency Russia's Prosecutor General
Igor Krasnov. We have established a
good working relationship and deep friendship. Last year, the SPP
and the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia jointly signed a plan for bilateral
cooperation for 2023 to 2024, cooperation agreements in the fields
of education, research and specific agreements on local prosecution
cooperation. Both sides are actively implementing these cooperation
agreements, and more pragmatic exchanges and cooperation are
steadily advancing. In September and November last year,
prosecutors of both countries were sent to each other's countries
for study and visits, from which both sides greatly benefited.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of
diplomatic relations between China
and Russia. In May of this year,
after President Putin was re-elected as Russian President, he chose
China as the first foreign country
to visit during his new term, embarking on a visit to China immediately after taking office as
president. President Xi and President Putin met in Beijing, jointly signed and issued a joint
statement on deepening the China-Russia
comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation for the new era,
charting a blueprint for the development of China-Russia
relations in the future at a new historical starting point. The SPP
is willing to work with the Prosecutor General's Office of
Russia to further deepen friendly
exchanges and pragmatic cooperation between the two countries'
prosecution authorities under the strategic guidance of the two
countries' leaders, and continuously enrich the connotation of
China-Russia relations in the new era so as to
better benefit both countries and their peoples.
Question: How do you feel about participating in this year's
Meeting of the Heads of Prosecution Services of the BRICS
Countries?
Ying: This year's Meeting of the Heads of
Prosecution Services of the BRICS Countries was held in
St. Petersburg, and the Russian
side made elaborate preparations and thoughtful arrangements for
this meeting, making me and my colleagues feel warmly welcomed.
During the meeting, prosecutors general from participating
countries shared their countries' concepts, experiences and
practices regarding the theme of the meeting, fully consolidating a
broad consensus on joining hands to embrace the wave of digital
transformation, and demonstrating a broad prospects for exchanges
and cooperation in the digital field among prosecution authorities
of various countries.
This year's Meeting of the Heads of Prosecution Services of the
BRICS Countries was the first meeting after the successful
expansion of the BRICS, with countries such as Iran, Egypt,
the United Arab Emirates, and
Ethiopia joining the meeting. This
fully demonstrates the vitality and vigor of this meeting mechanism
and further expands its influence in the international judicial
field. China's prosecution
authorities warmly welcomed the new members and also expressed
gratitude to the Russian side for its important contributions to
the deepening development of this mechanism. We look forward to
working with prosecution authorities of BRICS countries, including
the Russian side, to uphold the spirit of openness, inclusiveness,
cooperation and mutual benefit, seize opportunities and meet
upcoming trends, better utilize the power of the rule of law to
serve the modernization processes of various countries, and jointly
safeguard the interests of all countries and their peoples.
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