Cuban judicial authorities said Wednesday that the Island is making special emphasis on the fight against crimes related to drugs and corruption.

Attorney General Juan Escalona and the Supreme Court Chief Justice Ruben Remigio Ferro gave reports of the legal actions in this regard to the National Assembly's Constitutional and Judicial Affairs Committee.

Both leaders expressed their views and responded to concerns of members of the committee, one of the ten in session as a previous step to the last plenary session of this legislature.

Escalona noted that the Attorney General's Office will strengthen procedures to prosecute crimes detected during inspections of organisms and companies.

Meanwhile the courts are implementing measures to improve the quality of the penal process, applying advanced computer technology to control sentences and consolidating professional judicial quality.

(PL)