国内英语新闻:Senior CPC official urges deepened judicial system reform

BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has called for more efforts to deepen judicial reform in the coming year to better ensure social justice.

"The year 2011 is the first year for the country's 12th five-year-program period, and is also a key year for us to improve judicial systems and working systems," Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, said Tuesday during a meeting.

While urging thorough implementation of various policies of reform put forward this year, Zhou encouraged more opinions and ideas on reform issues for the next year.

During the meeting, opinions put forward by the Supreme People's Court were heard regarding the legal procedures for reviewing death sentences, the security system for judicial professionals and the judgment and supervision of people's courts.

The meeting also reviewed opinions on procuratorial agencies' legal supervision on civil and administrative lawsuits.