Prosecutors join with CYL to help minors

Prosecutors are working closely with the Communist Youth League to launch a pilot program nationwide to protect juveniles' rights, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Thursday.

The pilot program, initiated earlier this month will last for one year in 40 local youth social work service centers in 31 provincial-level areas, SPP spokesman Wang Songmiao said at a news conference.

The fundamental purpose of the pilot program is to "establish a social support mechanism under which prosecutors and social entities, including volunteers, experts and lawyers, will form an integrated workforce to prevent minors from committing crimes and provide timely help for victims," said Shi Weizhong, director of the SPP's No 9 prosecutorial department.