China’s criminal conviction near 100 percent in 2015

China found almost 100 percent of criminal defendants guilty last year, figures from the country’s top court showed Sunday, even as authorities pledged to reduce wrongful convictions. A total of 1,039 accused were “declared innocent” by Chinese courts in 2015, Zhou Qiang, head of the Supreme People’s Court, said in a report to the annual … Continue reading China’s criminal conviction near 100 percent in 2015