Legal protections, services upheld during pandemic

When suspects are infected with COVID-19, their medical treatment is guaranteed, while a lenient policy is adopted for those accused of minor crimes linked to pandemic control, he added.

According to the SPP work report, procuratorates across the country dismissed the arrest of 576 people and decided not to prosecute 117 people in accordance with the law.

With suspects taken to court, hearings have also been strengthened in the past few months. The work report of the Supreme People's Court showed that courts at all levels filed 6,328 pandemic-related cases, of which, 2,736 had been concluded.

By solving cases in a timely manner, courts nationwide supported the resumption of work and production for companies, especially the medium-sized and small ones, by issuing guidance and reducing people's burden in litigation by wide application of online platforms, according to Zhou Qiang, president of the SPC.

"The smart court system has played a bigger role in easing litigation during the outbreak," he said while delivering the SPC report at the third session of the 13th NPC.