Highlights of work report on China´s Supreme People´s Procuratorate

-- Enhanced examination of second trial cases involving death penalty, exploring ways for legal supervision over the review of death penalty judgment.

-- Appealed against 11,459 civil and administrative judgments or rulings, a drop of 3 percent from the previous year; and proposed the re-trial of 5,222 cases, a drop of 12.9 percent year on year.

-- Asked to make correction on the prolonged detainment of 181 people, an increase of 112.9 percent; and corrected improper commutation of punishment, parole and temporary execution of sentence outside jail of 4,990 people, an increase of 34.6 percent.

-- Prosecuted 3,320 suspects involved in making shoddy food and medicine, a rise of 21.4 percent year on year.

-- Investigated 555 government workers suspected of misusing their powers for illegal detainment, revenge or sabotage of elections.

-- Punished 258 prosecutors for acts of breach of discipline or the law, with 24 of them brought to court.