Juvenile crimes put under spotlight

The fight against juvenile crime is as important as the protection of young people, legal experts reiterated on Monday after two boys were punished for killing their classmate.

China has always upheld the principle of "education first, punishment second" in handling child-related offenses, but tolerance does not mean connivance, the experts said, calling for more walks of life to jointly help prevent juvenile crimes.

About eight months after a killing involving juveniles in Handan, Hebei province, shocked the nation, Handan Intermediate People's Court on Monday sentenced two teenagers, one to life in prison and the other to 12 years behind bars.