Chinese procuratorates go online in case management amid epidemic control

A teacher speaking with her student on a smart phone during an online class at a middle school in Donghai in China's eastern Jiangsu province on Tuesday (Feb 18). Procuratorial organs at various levels across China have adopted new approaches to case management such as hotlines and online case handling amid efforts to contain the Covid-19 (coronavirus) epidemic. - AFP

BEIJING: Procuratorial organs at various levels across China have adopted new approaches to case management such as hotlines and online case handling amid efforts to contain the Covid-19 (coronavirus) epidemic.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate has issued guidelines on case management amid the epidemic, urging online appointment and off-site case review.