The courts have been told to be cautious about detaining business owners. Photo: Reuters
The courts have been told to be cautious about detaining business owners. Photo: Reuters

Coronavirus: China’s legal system ‘will be more lenient’ on private sector

  • Businesses accustomed to assets being frozen or executives detained, which can send them bankrupt, promised restraint as economy recovers
  • Infections in prisons up to 555, justice vice-minister says, blaming guards for not disclosing contact with people who had been to Hubei epicentre

The courts have been told to be cautious about detaining business owners. Photo: Reuters
The courts have been told to be cautious about detaining business owners. Photo: Reuters
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