2009-07-09

Ministry of Justice Mandates Greater Supervision over Legal Aid Funding

司法部要求严格法律援助经费监管 杜绝违法违纪

Xinhua News, 2009-07-09

The Ministry of Justice recently issued a notification requiring justice bureaus at all levels to increase supervision over the use of legal aid funds, especially those allocated directly from the central government. Local governments are not to substitute such allocations for local funding from their own budgets. All misappropriations and illegal uses of legal aid funds are to be punished through internal Party discipline and, in serious cases, criminal punishments.

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