State comes to crime victims' help with funds

时间：2007-09-10 09:10:25

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Beijing, Sep 8 - Chinese judicial1 departments are piloting a State compensation system in more than 10 provinces to help crime victims and their dependants2 in a bid to extend it across the country.

 

Supreme3 People's Court (SPC) sources have said courts in 10 provinces such as Shandong, Zhejiang, Hubei and Guangdong sanctioned 7.8 million yuan ($1 million) in relief funds to 378 victims and their families last year. More courts are likely to join the pilot project this year.

 

One of the beneficiaries is 67-year-old Li Zejie of East China's Shandong Province. Li, whose only son was stabbed to death last April, was supposed to get 160,000 yuan ($21,225) as compensation from the murderer.

 

But since the convict is poor and couldn't pay even a penny of the compensation, the government gave him 20,000 yuan as relief payment.

 

Shen Liang, vice-director of SPC's criminal case trial division, said: "Since China's overall comprehensive capacity is constantly growing, the time is ripe to demonstrate the feasibility to compensate4 victims nationwide with government input5."

 

But owing to the unbalanced development in different regions and the complicated nature of the work, it has to be carried out gradually, with "funding being the key".

 

Shen welcomed the practice in some cities where the local treasury6 provides courts' compensation funds as special expenditure7. Earlier, they came from fines and confiscated8 property.

 

Part of the funds comes from social charity.

 

Shen said priority should be given to victims' dependants living in "dangerous and difficult conditions" and to victims who are severely9 disabled.

 

The measure, considered a big step forward in the country's legal system, has been emphasized on the work agenda both of the highest court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate this year.

 

"Without such a system to help the victims, the courtrooms will be nothing more than an arena10 for legal professionals to exercise their litigation skills", Chief Justice Xiao Yang said earlier.

 

Under the Criminal Procedure Law, victims who suffer material losses in a crime have the right to seek compensation by filing incidental civil action case alongside the criminal proceedings11.

 

Public Security Research magazine statistics show that since 2001 nearly 2 million crime victims every year don't get their due.

 

Chen Guangzhong, a professor in criminal procedure law in China University of Politics and Law, said: "Law has brought justice, but 'victory' in fact brings nothing to victims, except the endless wait for payment."

 
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1 judicial c3fxD     
adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的
参考例句：
  • He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
  • Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。
2 dependants bf603540028ae961f19e575de6e66342     
受赡养者，受扶养的家属( dependant的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The government has agreed to take only 150 refugees plus their dependants. 政府承诺只收留150 名难民及家属。
  • There are approximately 12 million migrants with their dependants living in the EU countries. 大约有1200万流动工人带着家属居住在欧盟诸国。
3 supreme PHqzc     
adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的
参考例句：
  • It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
  • He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
4 compensate AXky7     
vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消
参考例句：
  • She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
  • Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。
5 input X6lxm     
n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机
参考例句：
  • I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
  • All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。
6 treasury 7GeyP     
n.宝库；国库，金库；文库
参考例句：
  • The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
  • This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
7 expenditure XPbzM     
n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出；使用，消耗
参考例句：
  • The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。
  • The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。
8 confiscated b8af45cb6ba964fa52504a6126c35855     
没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )
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  • Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
  • The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。
9 severely SiCzmk     
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
参考例句：
  • He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
  • He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
10 arena Yv4zd     
n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台
参考例句：
  • She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
  • He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
11 proceedings Wk2zvX     
n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报
参考例句：
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

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