Some 1,430,000 criminal verdicts at court of first instance were issued in 2022. Of those, 354 were not guilty judgments, the NGO Safeguard Defenders says.

  • shanghaibebop@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    From the article,

    In 2022, the total number of cases dropped during prosecution rose to 26.28%

    So it does sounds like a significant portion of cases get dropped.

    Again I’m not an expert on either system, but what I do know is that the judicial system is in dire need of reform in China, but it doesn’t seem like it will happen anytime soon.