"Dad, you have never hugged me since I learned to walk." During the hearing, when the father and son opened their arms and embraced, the son Xiaoqiu (pseudonym) burst into tears instantly. A conditional non-prosecution hearing not only gave Xiaoqiu the opportunity to reform and return to school, but also healed the family ties that had been separated for many years.
"At the hearing, the voices of all parties were heard, and we took care of all the urgent needs. We listened attentively to the appeals, sincerely accepted the public opinion, and worked hard to address people's concerns." said Chen Ting, chief prosecutor of the Gutian County Procuratorate in Ningde City, Fujian Province. Since 2023, the court has organized more than 100 hearings, more than 90% of conflicts and disputes have been resolved, and fairness and justice are achieved in a way that can be heard, seen, and felt.
Listen to appeals, like what I am complaining about: A hearing brings new life
This is a hearing that arouses empathy and resonance.
"I have been harassed and beaten by my ex-boyfriend Cheng for a long time, and I have no peace in my work and life. Why didn't the public security file a case?" In April 2022, Ms. Ye came to the Gutian County Procuratorate. She burst into tears as soon as she entered the door and applied to the prosecutor to file a case. supervision.
The prosecutor learned that after Ms. Ye called the police for the first time, Cheng did not give up. For more than a year, he repeatedly beat and abused Ms. Ye at her rented residence and office, and broke into A physical fight broke out at Ms. Ye’s parents’ home.
The Gutian County Procuratorate held a public hearing on a criminal case handled by the Gutian County Procuratorate
Is it a civil dispute, a public security case or a criminal offense? The Gutian County Procuratorate decided to hold a hearing and invited the heads of the public security police, women's federation and civil affairs department to participate in the hearing.
"Cheng's nuisance behavior is long-term and cyclical. It has endangered Ms. Ye's physical and mental health and seriously interfered with her normal life." "This is not ordinary domestic violence and should be punished." The hearing officer expressed his opinion, It was approved by the comrades of the Women's Federation and resonated emotionally with everyone. "Cheng's behavior violated women's personal rights and caused harmful consequences. The law should support the weak!"
After the hearing, the procuratorial organs and the public security organs immediately A consensus was reached and it was decided to launch a criminal investigation against Cheng. After entering the judicial process, Cheng was arrested and prosecuted. In the end, the court convicted and sentenced him for the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble.
The parties concerned sent a banner to thank
After that, the Gutian County Procuratorate also cooperated with the county’s Women’s Federation, Civil Affairs and other departments to provide psychological counseling, employment guidance and judicial assistance to Ms. Ye. Now, Ms. Ye has found a new job and her life is back on track.
Looking back at this hearing, both the prosecutor and the police felt that hearing both would make it clear that the significance of the hearing is not only to complete the case, but also to serve as a model for handling cases of "should supervision be implemented or not", and to grasp the boundaries between illegality and crime in similar cases It has very good reference significance.
Solve disputes, explain the law and reason: resolve urgent difficulties and worries better and faster
“The day after the hearing, the compensation of 1.2 million yuan was transferred to my name, and I began to look for new business opportunities. Trapped in endless, meaningless letters and petitions. "A hearing resolved a four-year dispute.
Huang signed a "Site Lease Contract" with a chemical company in Gutian County to open a driving school and raise millions of funds to invest in infrastructure construction. Just as Huang was progressing according to the construction drawings, the company filed a complaint to terminate the contract with him. Huang reported the case and requested that the person in charge of the company be convicted and held accountable, and that he be compensated for his economic losses of 5 million yuan, but the company was only willing to refund the rent of 100,000 yuan. Since then, Huang has continued to write letters and visits, and the conflicts between the two parties have intensified.
Gutian Procuratorate held a simple public hearing
It took four years to file a petition. In July 2020, Huang reluctantly went to the Procuratorate to apply for case filing and supervision. "The dispute arose due to a contract dispute, not a criminal offense." After receiving the interview, Chen Hall organized a case handling team to investigate matters related to Huang's claim, and communicated and coordinated with both parties many times to discuss how to compensate for economic losses. Hearings.
In the end, both parties weighed the pros and cons and signed a mediation agreement on the spot to compensate for the economic losses. The company fulfilled its agreement the next day, bringing an end to the marathon dispute.
Untie the "legal knots" and "heart knots" of the parties and promote the substantive resolution of conflicts and disputes
"This dispute with widely disparate demands between the two parties was resolved through hearings, achieving a win-win effect." People's Supervisor of Ningde City Procuratorate, Fujian Li Changjin, senior partner of Junxi Law Firm, was deeply impressed by the hearing: “The hearing allowed Huang to rest his case and return to normal life, and the company was able to revitalize its assets for normal operation and development. At the same time, it also conveyed the rule of law on petitions to the society. and the clear orientation of relying on the law to solve problems."
Building a platform and mass participation: Creating a new era of "Fengqiao Experience" prosecutorial edition
In September 2020, the Gutian County Procuratorate formulated the scope, categories, procedures, and feedback of hearing opinions. Normative documents. Yu Yanguan, deputy prosecutor general in charge of daily work of the hospital, said that after several years of practice, procuratorial hearings have become the new normal in case handling, forming systematic work experience, and the hearing effects are fully demonstrated, which will help to create a new era of "Maple Bridge Experience" procuratorial work Version.
- Create a hearing "think tank" matrix to match hearing officers according to the case, improve the quality and efficiency of hearings, and broaden the ways for the public to participate in procuratorial work. For example, in the Xiaoqiu theft case hearing mentioned at the beginning, the volunteers of the family education lecturer group who were invited to the hearing took advantage of the situation and put forward "personalized" teaching advice.
The Gutian County Procuratorate held a public hearing on administrative public interest litigation cases on gas safety hazard rectification
- to stimulate the "energy of the flock of geese" with the "head goose effect". The Gutian County Procuratorate clearly stipulates that for cases that are difficult, complex, have intense conflicts, and have a great impact on society, as well as repeated petitions and old cases, the leaders of the procuratorate will preside over the hearings to "resolve the cases", forming a radiation effect of hearings and expanding the social impact of hearings. noodle.
——Adopt multiple hearing methods according to the circumstances of the case to resolve conflicts on the spot. The hearing objects are the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled, as well as criminal cases involving agriculture, forestry, marriage and family disputes. The court chooses "door-to-door hearings" and "front-line hearings" to focus on resolving conflicts and disputes on the front line. For crimes involving damage to ecological resources that are prone to petitions, if no prosecution is planned, centralized hearings will be conducted, law enforcement standards will be unified, and legal blind spots and misunderstandings will be eliminated with openness and transparency.
Centralized hearings on dangerous driving cases
Data show that as of mid-March this year, the Gutian County Procuratorate has conducted 102 procuratorial hearings, involving non-prosecution, case filing supervision, public interest litigation, support for prosecution, temporary execution outside prison, substantive resolution of administrative disputes, etc. In all cases, the prosecutor handling the case took the initiative to initiate a hearing motion. The parties, hearing subjects, and persons involved fully recognized the prosecutorial decision made at the hearing, and no one filed a petition.
