Top Court Stresses Transparent Trial Process

China's top court said on Friday that the trial process of major cases should be made public online so as to improve the transparency of the judicial system.

The Supreme People's Court said the trial process of criminal, civil and administrative cases, as well as cases relating to national compensation, should also be opened to parties in a lawsuit, their legal representatives and agents, according to a regulation it has issued.

However, the trial process of cases involving state secrets would not be allowed to be made public.

The court said the information will be available on the China Judicial Process Information Online website, after the new regulation goes into effect on September 1.

In a separate development, the SPC said courts across the country concluded more than 6.7 million cases last year -- an increase of nearly 33 percent from 2016. (Xinhua)