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from local reality and actively explore new regional judicial cooperation models for
basin environments that conform to the patterns of environment-related procuratorial work and have local characteristics. We shall continue to promote the innovative
practices at the community level and provide useful experience for diversifying the
path of specialized procuratorial work for environmental protection.
2 Fully Performing the Four Procuratorial Responsibilities
of Criminal, Civil, Administrative and Public Interest
Litigation in Accordance with the Law, and Safeguarding
Ecological Conservation by Legal Means
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that we must “protect the ecology and environment with the most rigorous institutions and rule of law.” “To promote the rule of
law in every dimension, the priority is to ensure the strict execution of the law.” “The
procuratorial, judicial and public-security organs should carry the scale of justice on
their shoulders, hold the sword of justice in their hands, and take concrete actions
to safeguard social fairness and justice to the true benefits of the people.” As the
legal-supervision agency, procuratorial organs perform their procuratorial supervision function, and involve in ecological and environmental protection in accordance
with the law, to ensure the implementation and compliance of environmental laws
and regulations. This is an important task of procuratorial organs to serve ecological conservation. Since December 2018, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate has
implemented the guiding principles of the Third Plenary Session of the 19th CPC
Central Committee, adapted to the people’s growing needs for a better life in the
new era, and advanced systematic and restructuring reforms of internal institutions.
A general framework for legal supervision, with the parallel functions of criminal,
civil, administrative and public-interest litigation has taken shape, which is a breakthrough to promote the innovation and development of the entire procuratorial work,
including environment-related procuratorial work. Drawing strength from the institutional reform, procuratorial organs should resort to the four measures of punishment,
prevention, protection, and education at the same time, and give full play to the role of
criminal, civil, administrative, and public-interest litigation prosecution in ecological
and environmental conservation.
First, procuratorial organs should temper justice with mercy and resolutely crack
down on environmental crimes. On the one hand, environmental pollution must be
punished by the toughest law. By approving the arrest and prosecuting suspects,
procuratorial organs shall continue to severely crack down on criminal crimes of
ecological and environmental damages, and resolutely punish by law illegal logging,
illegal mining, illegal occupation of agricultural land, environmental pollution and
other common criminal crimes against the ecology and environment. Especially those
who have polluted the environment and major rivers in pursuit of personal interests
must be strictly held accountable and severely punished by law. In 2018, in response
X. Zhang
from local reality and actively explore new regional judicial cooperation models for
basin environments that conform to the patterns of environment-related procuratorial work and have local characteristics. We shall continue to promote the innovative
practices at the community level and provide useful experience for diversifying the
path of specialized procuratorial work for environmental protection.
2 Fully Performing the Four Procuratorial Responsibilities
of Criminal, Civil, Administrative and Public Interest
Litigation in Accordance with the Law, and Safeguarding
Ecological Conservation by Legal Means
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that we must “protect the ecology and environment with the most rigorous institutions and rule of law.” “To promote the rule of
law in every dimension, the priority is to ensure the strict execution of the law.” “The
procuratorial, judicial and public-security organs should carry the scale of justice on
their shoulders, hold the sword of justice in their hands, and take concrete actions
to safeguard social fairness and justice to the true benefits of the people.” As the
legal-supervision agency, procuratorial organs perform their procuratorial supervision function, and involve in ecological and environmental protection in accordance
with the law, to ensure the implementation and compliance of environmental laws
and regulations. This is an important task of procuratorial organs to serve ecological conservation. Since December 2018, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate has
implemented the guiding principles of the Third Plenary Session of the 19th CPC
Central Committee, adapted to the people’s growing needs for a better life in the
new era, and advanced systematic and restructuring reforms of internal institutions.
A general framework for legal supervision, with the parallel functions of criminal,
civil, administrative and public-interest litigation has taken shape, which is a breakthrough to promote the innovation and development of the entire procuratorial work,
including environment-related procuratorial work. Drawing strength from the institutional reform, procuratorial organs should resort to the four measures of punishment,
prevention, protection, and education at the same time, and give full play to the role of
criminal, civil, administrative, and public-interest litigation prosecution in ecological
and environmental conservation.
First, procuratorial organs should temper justice with mercy and resolutely crack
down on environmental crimes. On the one hand, environmental pollution must be
punished by the toughest law. By approving the arrest and prosecuting suspects,
procuratorial organs shall continue to severely crack down on criminal crimes of
ecological and environmental damages, and resolutely punish by law illegal logging,
illegal mining, illegal occupation of agricultural land, environmental pollution and
other common criminal crimes against the ecology and environment. Especially those
who have polluted the environment and major rivers in pursuit of personal interests
must be strictly held accountable and severely punished by law. In 2018, in response