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JUSTICE

Number of instituted cases is the number of cases having criminal
signs which have been decided to prosecute by authorized agencies.

Number of instituted people is the number of persons or legal
entities that have been decided to prosecuteby authorized agencies.

Number of prosecuted cases is the number of cases that the
Procuracy decided to bring to the court by indictments or prosecution
decisions.

Number of prosecuted defendants is the number of defendants
whom the Procuracy decidedto bringto the court by the indictment or
prosecution decision.

Number of sentenced cases and offenders are the number of
cases and defendants that the lower People's court has made trial and
declared guilty.

Instituted person/accused person is a person or a legal entity that
is prosecuted criminal. The rights and obligations of instituted person as
legal entity are made through the legal representative of the legal entity
according to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law.

Defendant is a person or a legal entity that has been to trial by the
court. The rights and obligations of defendant as legal entityaremade
through the legal representative of the legal entity according to provisions
of the Criminal Procedure Law.

The number of people receiving legal aid is an indicator
reflecting the development level of the judiciary with aim of serving
people. The number of legal aid recipients is the number of times that the

legal aid beneficiaries are provided with free legal services according to
provisions of the legal aid law.

Persons who are provided with free legal services belong to the
following categories: National devotees, poor households, children, ethnic
minority population residing in areas with especially difficult socio-

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