BEIJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- China has maintained high pressure on organized crime, with 1,385 suspects of organized crimes arrested from January to March as per approval or order by procuratorial organs.
The figure, from data released by the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) on Friday, represents a 63.4 percent year-on-year decrease.
The three months saw procuratorial organs decide to initiate the public prosecutions of 3,122 suspects of organized crimes, down 78.4 percent year on year.
During the same period, a total of 29 people were arrested and 132 prosecuted for providing protection for gang activities, the SPP figures show. Enditem
