Foreigners receiving more legal support
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="since">since</span> 2008, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="availing">availing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="Jianying">Jianying</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="smuggling">smuggling</span>, <span word="rape">rape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="robbery">robbery</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="crimes">crimes</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Recipients">Recipients</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="African">African</span>, <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="Sun">Sun</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="disclosed">disclosed</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> 808 <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2008. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="represented">represented</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> 21 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 54 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="departed">departed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doubled">doubled</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> 600,000 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20,000 <span word="in">in</span> 1980. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="defendant">defendant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hire">hire</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreigners">Foreigners</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p>
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