Laojiao facilities in limbo as detention system to end
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Legal">Legal</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="laojiao">laojiao</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="punishment">punishment</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abolish">abolish</span> <span word="laojiao">laojiao</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="education">education</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="document">document</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hailed">hailed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="laojiao">laojiao</span> <span word="enables">enables</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detain">detain</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="offenses">offenses</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="disturbance">disturbance</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="academics">academics</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pledge">pledge</span> <span word="poses">poses</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="step">step</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ying">Ying</span> <span word="Songnian">Songnian</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="regulation">regulation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="laojiao">laojiao</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="abolished">abolished</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Law">Law</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorny">thorny</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="rules">rules</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="theoretically">theoretically</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>.</p><p><span word="Legislators">Legislators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="consulted">consulted</span> <span word="Ying">Ying</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="amending">amending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agenda">agenda</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="guidance">guidance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="transferring">transferring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="laojiao">laojiao</span> <span word="detention">detention</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>."</p><p><span word="Jiang">Jiang</span> <span word="Ming">Ming</span>'<span word="an">an</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Peking">Peking</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="professor">professor</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="delaying">delaying</span> <span word="revisions">revisions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span>.</p>
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