China's top judicial1 official demanded that prosecutorial3 departments should strengthen legal supervision4 of crimes closely related to people's livelihoods5, such as those occurring in the midst of disaster rescue and relief and relating to college entrance exam scandals.
Investigation6 of crimes and prosecution7 of criminals connected with labor8 and employment, illegal land requisition, relocation compensation, medical services and healthcare should also be intensified9, he said.
Member of the Standing10 Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau Zhou Yongkang, who is in charge of legal affairs, made these remarks Tuesday during a work conference attended by provincial11 prosecutor2 chiefs from across the country.
Zhou said procuratorates should prioritize people's interests and focus their work on the people’s concerns.
"Chinese procuratorates face the difficult challenge of strengthening their function of legal supervision and insuring consolidation12 of the Constitution and Law," Zhou said.
Corruption13 and miscarriages14 of justice are the problems most apparent to the public, he said.
"Prosecuratorates should investigate job-related crimes concerning unjust law enforcement as well as job-related crimes involving property issues."
Zhou also emphasized public support of legal supervision, whereby 80 percent of leads on corruption and dereliction of duty that culminate15 in prosecution comes from public reports.
"Procuratorates should improve mechanisms16 that facilitate and encourage public reports by people using their real names, and establish information exchange channels with other government departments to broaden sources of leads."
The Supreme17 People's Prosecuratorate last week ordered prosecutors18 to be stringent19 in their treatment of crimes such as theft, robbery and women and children trafficking in the earthquake-affected areas in the country.
Criminals selling fake goods and hazardous20 food, destruction of public facilities and public order in the area will be severely21 cracked down, it said.