Proposed labor camp reform wins online support(2)

An article carried by news portal Caixin said the system will likely be reformed rather than completely abolished, citing unidentified official resources.

Adding judicial procedure to the labor camp system or its successor is the primary focus of the reforms, Zhang Qianfan, a professor of law at Peking University, was quoted as saying in the Caixin report.

China's first labor camp act was enacted by the national legislature in 1957, based on a decision submitted by the State Council, or China's cabinet.

Criticism of the system stems from allegations of abuse and the lack of a legal basis in expanding the system to cover protestors, according to Ma Huaide, vice president of the China University of Political Science and Law.