The top procuratorate issued a revised version of the Rules for Criminal Procedure of the People’s Procuratorate on Monday to adapt to new circumstances since its last revision in 2012.
The rules stipulate that prosecutors should verify the legitimacy of interrogations in major cases and drop any evidence that is found to be collected through torture.Confessions of suspects collected by illegal means shall be excluded, including those causing them unbearable pain by the use of violence, such as beating, illegal use of tools, or corporal punishment.
Procuratorial organs will strictly restrict the approval of extensions of detention to prompt police to actively investigate cases.
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