Senior Party Official Calls for Judicial Reform to Ensure JusticeSenior official of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Wei Jianxing Friday called on the people's court to advance legal reform nationwide to ensure justice.Wei, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks when meeting with court leaders and judges from across the country to attend a conference to commend the judges that "people satisfied with." "Courts should equally treat various litigants so as to protect the fundamental interests of the people," he said, calling for more efforts to be made in promoting the quality and efficiency in court trials." Wei pointed out that justice can only be maintained when trials are conducted independently and in accordance with the law. He stressed the leadership of the CPC in the law enforcement and court work for the CPC represents the development requirements of China's advanced social productive forces, the progressive course of China's advanced culture, and the fundamental interests of the overwhelming majority of the Chinese people. "The Party's leadership of trial work lies in supervising over and supporting the people's courts, in efforts to guarantee courts to enjoy independent right in trials," he said. Wei urged Party committees at all levels to increase the support for the courts to fight against local protectionism and departmental protectionism. He said that China's court system should be reformed in the aspects of management, daily operations and logistic safeguards. The current judicial reform promoting justice and efficiency should continue, he said. Wei noted that the corruption deeds by the only few among the court staffs have seriously damaged the reputation of courts and judges, as well as the image of the Party and the state. The promotion of education and anti-corruption should be continued so as to win the trust of the public on courts and the judicial system of the country, he said. Among those present at the conference were Luo Gan, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and state councilor, Jiang Chunyun, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Xiao Yang, president of the Supreme People's Court. |
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