China prosecutes over 55,000 cases of crimes against minors in 2024
Chinese procurators approved the arrest of suspects in over 43,000 cases of crimes against minors in 2024 and prosecuted more than 55,000 such cases.
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate said on Thursday that procuratorates nationwide accepted more than 5,100 lawsuits involving minors, filed with civil support and handled over 12,000 public interest litigation cases in juvenile protection.
The SPP added that procurement organs assisted over 16,000 minors and allocated judicial relief funds exceeding $23.7 million.
In protecting women’s rights, Chinese prosecutors approved the arrest of over 490 suspects involved in domestic violence and prosecuted more than 400 individuals in 2024, the SPP noted.
Authorities have intensified efforts against sexual assault crimes, authorizing the arrest of over 34,000 suspects in rape cases and prosecuting more than 38,000.
Additionally, over 7,200 suspects in cases of forced indecency and insult were arrested, with more than 8,700 individuals prosecuted.
Prosecutors across China in 2024 approved the arrest of more than 310 individuals in over 200 cases related to fraud against elderly care.
They also filed more than 630 cases against over 1,700 individuals.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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