Officials not allowed to skip court
By Zhang Yi | China Daily | Updated: 2015-02-04 07:52
Under new law, civil servants named in lawsuits, not just their lawyers, must appear
The attendance of city officials at court hearings in Beijing has increased as China has promoted the rule of law.
The Beijing High People's Court said on Tuesday that officials' attendance at hearings reached 99 percent, according to records of civil cases involving government-related litigations.
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