The following are the major facts and figures revealed in the report on China's procuratorial work in 2006 delivered by Jia Chunwang, procurator-general of China's Supreme People's Procuratorate, to the Fifth Session of the 10th National People's Congress on Tuesday:

The procuratorial organs approved the arrests of a total of 891,620 suspects for a variety of crimes, and prosecuted 999,086 people.

The procuratorial organs issued a total of 18,446 arrest warrants to people suspected of involvement in mafia-like criminal cliques, with 8,343 prosecuted.

The procuratorial organs approved the arrests of 3,729 people suspected of violating intellectual property rights, and prosecuted 3,634, up 16.7 percent and 12.6 percent respectively, from a year earlier.

The procuratorial organs approved the arrests of 7,974 people suspected of damaging the environment and resources, and prosecuted 12,240, up 15.4 percent and 24.8 percent.

The procuratorial organs also collaborated with the police to apprehend 1,670 fugitives suspected of job-related crimes in 2006, a sharp increase of 137.6 percent year on year.

The procuratorial organs corrected cases of illegally prolonged detention involving 233 people, and lodged 3,161 protests against wrongful criminal verdicts of the court.

A total of 2,987 judicial workers were probed for power abuse and taking bribes.

The procuratorial organs handled a total of 477,596 petitions submitted through letters and visits from the general public in 2006.

(China Daily 03/14/2007 page6)