BEIJING, Dec. 25 -- A senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official has called for judicial reform via innovative legal thinking to prevent judicial corruption.

Meng Jianzhu, chief of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks on Tuesday at a plenum of the commission, asking for strict procedures on commutation, parole and temporary stays outside prison under surveillance.

The official asked authorities to block loopholes on judicial corruption with the guarantee of better systems and working mechanisms, adding that the people should be mobilized to promote judicial reform.

He also urged commissions of political and legal affairs at various levels to study the spirit of the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee and speeches delivered by President Xi Jinping.