The 61st Executive Committee Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors is held in Shanghai on April 14.
Ying Yong, Chief Grand Prosecutor and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China, addresses the opening ceremony of the 61st Executive Committee Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors.
Zhu Zhongming, Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Shanghai Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, addresses the opening ceremony of the 61st Executive Committee Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors.
The 61st Executive Committee Meeting of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) was held in Shanghai on April 14.
Ying Yong, Chief Grand Prosecutor and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) of China, together with Zhu Zhongming, Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Shanghai Municipal Committee and Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, attended the opening ceremony and delivered speeches.
Michael Leitner, Acting President of the IAP, presided over the opening ceremony.
Addressing the meeting, Ying said that the IAP — as the world's sole global organization of prosecutors — has long been dedicated to advancing the rule of law, upholding fairness and justice and respecting and safeguarding human rights.
The association has played an important role in enhancing the capabilities of prosecutors worldwide, deepening international cooperation in the field of prosecution and jointly combating transnational and organized crimes, thus exerting substantial influence in the international judicial and procuratorial arenas, he said.
Ying said that the Executive Committee, as the governing body of the IAP, has made important contributions to the organization's development. He emphasized that as a founding member of the IAP, the SPP of China will continue to fully support and actively participate in the work of the IAP and its Executive Committee and work with procuratorial organs worldwide to advance the IAP's mission.
Noting that the rule of law is a crucial guarantee for Chinese modernization, Ying said that China attaches great importance to law-based governance on all fronts, and has made coordinated efforts to advance sound legislation, strict law enforcement, impartial administration of justice and observance of the law by all. The country is advancing the rule of law in all aspects of national governance and building a modern socialist country on all fronts under the rule of law, Ying added.
Procuratorates in China are the State organs responsible for legal supervision and the unified and correct implementation of national laws in judicial practices, and are an important force in building a peaceful and law-based China at a higher level, according to Ying.
Under the leadership of the CPC, China's procuratorial organs are focusing on advancing Chinese modernization by strengthening procuratorial supervision, enhancing public interest litigation, and fully performing their duties as legal supervision bodies to serve the overall development of the country, administer justice for the people and uphold the rule of law.
Ying noted that while procuratorial systems vary across countries, they share the same missions of punishing crimes, protecting the people, advancing the rule of law, ensuring sound governance and upholding justice.
He expressed the willingness of China's SPP to further deepen communication and cooperation with procuratorial organs worldwide within multilateral frameworks such as the IAP, enhance consensus on the rule of law, and carry out practical cooperation, to jointly contribute procuratorial strength to promoting common development and prosperity and maintaining a just international order.
In his speech, Zhu extended congratulations on the opening of the meeting. He said that Shanghai is vigorously advancing law-based governance, promoting higher‑quality and more sustainable development underpinned by the higher‑level rule of law, and enhancing the role of the rule of law as an important hallmark of the city's soft power and a key pillar of its core competitiveness.
Looking ahead, Zhu said that procuratorial organs in Shanghai will remain committed to fulfilling procuratorial functions for the people, combating illegal and criminal activities in accordance with the law, strengthening public interest litigation, and proactively applying smart and digital technology, to continuously improve the quality and efficiency of procuratorial work.
Under the guidance of the SPP, Shanghai will enhance international cooperation and exchanges in emerging fields such as artificial intelligence and the digital economy, jointly combat new types of cybercrimes and cross-border crimes, and further promote the rule of law in global governance, he added.
The opening ceremony was also attended by Tong Jianming, Vice-President of the IAP and First Deputy Prosecutor General of the SPP of China; Chen Yong, Chief Prosecutor of the Shanghai Municipal People's Procuratorate; Roel Donner, Secretary General of the IAP, and other members of the IAP Executive Committee.
