Lawyers calling for reform of laojiao system
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Prominent">Prominent</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="joining">joining</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="laojiao">laojiao</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="education">education</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="again">again</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detain">detain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appealing">appealing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="case">case</span>.</p><p><span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abuses">abuses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Standing">Standing</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="laojiao">laojiao</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="committees">committees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fair">fair</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Fangping">Fangping</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="laojiao">laojiao</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="supervised">supervised</span>.</p><p><span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="ministries">ministries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="subordinate">subordinate</span> <span word="bodies">bodies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="confinement">confinement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="undergo">undergo</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="labor">labor</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="laojiao">laojiao</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sufficiently">sufficiently</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="educated">educated</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministries">ministries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="review">review</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exempt">exempt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="laojiao">laojiao</span>.</p>
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