Judicial transparency in China has increased, a white paper says on Sunday.

The white paper, titled " Progress in China's Human Rights in 2009" and issued by the State Council Information Office, says the Supreme People's Court of China issued the Six Provisions on Judicial Openness in 2009, which expands the scope and depth of judicial openness.

The Six Provisions on Judicial Openness, which applies the principle of openness to every procedure of trial and law enforcement, improves the regulations on the release of judgment documents on the Internet and live broadcast of court hearings, requires openness of the judicial process and results, and adopts a regular press-release system, according to the white paper.

Further, the Supreme People's Court enacted the Disciplinary Regulations for Staff Members of People's Courts, and punished 795 staff members of people's courts at all levels for breaches of law or discipline, says the paper.

It says that the procuratorial organs across China perform their legal supervision functions to protect citizens' rights.

The paper says, the procuratorial organs urged the correction of unlawful procedures during the investigation of 25,664 cases, protested what they believed to be wrong judgments in 3,963 criminal cases, and put forward rectification opinions for unlawful procedures in 4,035 criminal trials.

The procuratorial organs "resolutely prosecuted crimes infringing citizens' human rights committed by officials making use of their positions," and investigated 478 state functionaries suspected of illegally taking people into custody, sabotaging elections, retaliation and false accusation, says the white paper.

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