The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP), in tandem with the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR), has released instructive examples of administrative non-litigation enforcement supervision in confiscation and disposal of illegal buildings and structures on land.
In March 2022, the SPP and the MNR jointly issued a guideline on establishing a coordination mechanism between administrative prosecution and administrative enforcement, aiming to promote enforcement cooperation in the field of unlawful occupation of land.
On top of the typical cases of administrative non-litigation enforcement supervision in 2023, the two agencies have released four cases involving disposal of illegal construction on land this year in order to further advance the implementation of the coordination mechanism.
In the next phase, the two agencies will continue to promote the establishment of a sound mechanism for communication on a regular basis, including the transfer of clues, information sharing and case reporting, and enhance institutional development and top-level design in order to better address issues related to land violations and effectively safeguard the red line to ensure sufficient arable land and food security.
