Top judge: Justice system progressing

Courts to focus on preventing wrongful convictions by keeping eye on process

Chinese judicial authorities have strived to prevent wrongful convictions and better protect human rights in the past year and will continue to do so this year, according to the work reports of the top court and top procuratorate, which were released on Tuesday.

In 2018, 819 defendants were declared not guilty and 10 high-profile wrongful convictions were overturned, Chief Justice Zhou Qiang said in the annual work report of the Supreme People's Court to the top legislature.