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BEIJING, Oct. 25-- The National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee on Thursday held a special inquiry on two work reports submitted by the Supreme People's Court (SPC) and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP), respectively. It was the first NPC Standing Committee inquiry on judicial work ever held during a bimonthly session. Li Zhanshu, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, attended the inquiry and deliberation. The two reports were on the court efforts in enforcing judgments, and procuratorates' supervision of civil lawsuits and judgment enforcement, respectively. During the inquiry, lawmakers inquired how to force defaulters to pay debts as required in a court judgment, deal with unenforceable judgments, and curb the rise in false litigation. Chief Justice Zhou Qiang, Procurator-General Zhang Jun and officials from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Justice and the Finance Ministry answered lawmakers' inquiries. Li said the inquiry was an innovative exploration of NPC supervision over judicial work, reflecting the constitutional principle that "all power belongs to the people." The move is also designed to support judicial reform and boost the judicial system's credibility, according to Li. Li also called on the SPC and the SPP to summarize their experience, enhance coordination with other agencies and push for the settlement of the judgment enforcement issue. | 
