Fight stepping up against corruption in courts

Improvements are made in supervising justice system, but punishment should not be 'too light', say experts

When Peking University law professor Wang Jiancheng read through the pages of a work report from the country's top court, a set of figures in the anti-corruption section shocked him.

Last year, 2,108 judicial employees, including judges and prosecutors, stood trial over violations related to disciplinary rules and the law, an increase of more than 150 percent year-on-year, according to the Supreme People's Court document.