Zero tolerance! Supreme Prosecutor's Office: From January to June, a total of 17000 cases of sexual assault against minors were prosecuted. Data | Education | Cases
The head of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office answered questions from reporters regarding the main case handling data of national procuratorial organs from January to June 2023
On July 26, the Supreme People's Procuratorate released the main case handling data of the national procuratorial organs from January to June 2023 to the public. The head of the Case Management Office of the Supreme People's Procuratorate answered questions from reporters based on the released case handling data.
Question: Children are the future of our country and the hope of our nation. How can the procuratorial organs deepen and strengthen judicial protection in the systematic project of protecting minors, and promote the coordinated efforts of the "six major protections"?
The procuratorial organs deeply practice the principle of "most beneficial to minors", promote the integration of the "six major protections" with judicial protection, and safeguard the "youth of you" with the power of the rule of law.
One is to perform duties in accordance with the law and strengthen the two-way protection of minors. We will adhere to the combination of punishment in accordance with the law and precise assistance and education, be tolerant but not indulgent, show kindness and strict management, and educate and rescue minors involved in crimes to the greatest extent possible. From January to June 2023, a total of 14000 juvenile offenders were prosecuted, playing a warning and educational role; Accurately help and educate minors involved in crimes, make conditional non prosecution of 14000 minors suspect, promote the construction of special schools and special education, and effectively correct minors who are guilty of educational crimes. Adhering to a "zero tolerance" attitude and punishing crimes of sexual assault on minors, a total of 17000 cases of sexual assault on minors were prosecuted from January to June 2023, accounting for 63.5% of the total number of crimes against minors prosecuted.
The second is to integrate the performance of duties and deepen the comprehensive judicial protection of minors. Promote the integrated and integrated performance of the four major procuratorates in criminal, civil, administrative, and public interest litigation for minors, and maximize the protection of their legitimate rights and interests. Actively participating in the special rectification of campus safety, more than 120 people were prosecuted for campus violence and bullying crimes, a year-on-year decrease of 62.4%; Handling over 2700 civil support lawsuits involving minors; To promote substantive resolution of administrative disputes involving minors through methods such as procuratorial hearings, judicial assistance, and facilitating reconciliation; Strengthen system review and synchronous review, broaden channels for problem discovery, and handle over 6800 public interest litigation cases in key areas of minor protection such as online games, hotel stays, and tobacco and alcohol sales.
The third is to actively fulfill their duties and strengthen the assistance work for minors. In response to the situation where minors face difficulties in their family life after being victimized by crimes, we will continue to strengthen our care and assistance work. From January to June 2023, more than 6000 minors were actually assisted, and more than 50 million yuan of assistance funds were disbursed, effectively helping them to quickly overcome the shadow, overcome difficulties, and return to a normal learning and living state. When the People's Procuratorate of Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province provided judicial assistance to a disabled child involved in the case, it only took three days to distribute a judicial assistance fund of 100000 yuan to the applicant.
The fourth is to coordinate the performance of duties and promote the overall implementation of the "six major protections". Pay attention to the governance of litigation sources, and promote the resolution of the pain points, difficulties, and deep-seated issues related to the protection of minors behind cases involving minors. In response to the prominent problems that endanger the healthy growth of minors, such as addiction to online games and infringement of harmful information, we will participate in the "card cutting" and "net cleaning" actions, and strive to eliminate risks and hidden dangers in cyberspace. The People's Procuratorate of Pudong New Area in Shanghai, in conjunction with handling cases involving juvenile delinquency, has urged enterprises to strengthen their responsibility for protecting minors through procuratorial suggestions in response to the paid promotion of "problematic software" on online resource download platforms. In response to the frequent occurrence of sexual assault cases in hotels, hotels, and commercial entertainment venues, measures such as procuratorial suggestions and situation reports are taken to promote functional departments to strengthen governance and jointly solve the problem of protecting and managing minors in emerging industries. In the legal supervision action of "Caring for the Future Together" for the protection of minors, the Hubei procuratorial organs participated in the investigation of 6310 hotels, guesthouses, hotels and other places, and found 1295 problems. After being urged by the procuratorial organs, 708 were rectified, 74 were closed for rectification, and 51 business licenses were revoked.