Pretrial warnings expedite protection of minors

The Beijing People's Procuratorate disclosed several pretrial procuratorial warnings on Tuesday, showing how they successfully curbed the illegal admission of teenagers into entertainment venues and played a significant role in protecting minors.

Notices were sent by the Beijing Fengtai District Procuratorate to cultural and public security departments in 2021 after prosecutors found during a criminal case that some nightclubs and karaoke rooms had illegally permitted minors to enter and even asked them to provide paid hosting services.

The prosecutors suggested government agencies rectify the problem as quickly as they could, because many entertainment venues had seriously harmed minors' physical and mental health.