Rule sealing juvenile records may be revised
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="prosecuting">prosecuting</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="revising">revising</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="juvenile">juvenile</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="records">records</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="attorneys">attorneys</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Yaoyuan">Yaoyuan</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Procuratorate">Procuratorate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="enforcing">enforcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="collecting">collecting</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span>.</p><p><span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="judicial">judicial</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insiders">insiders</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seminar">seminar</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="completed">completed</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>, <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="pave">pave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Procedure">Procedure</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="confusion">confusion</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nonspecific">nonspecific</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="sealing">sealing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="minors">minors</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="Criminal">Criminal</span> <span word="Procedure">Procedure</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 1. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="prosecutors">prosecutors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="complained">complained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="confused">confused</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="original">original</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="under">under</span> 18 <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sealed">sealed</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="juveniles">juveniles</span>' <span word="rights">rights</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="define">define</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="files">files</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zheng">Zheng</span> <span word="Ruizhi">Ruizhi</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prosecutor">prosecutor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Dongcheng">Dongcheng</span> <span word="district">district</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>, <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="organs">organs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="police">police</span>, <span word="courts">courts</span>, <span word="prosecuting">prosecuting</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>, <span word="prisons">prisons</span>, <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="correction">correction</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="departments">departments</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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