China’s Top Prosecutor Vows Crackdown on Torture in Rare Admission

China’s top prosecutor vows crackdown on torture in rare admission

China’s top prosecutor has issued a rare admission that torture and unlawful detention takes place in the country’s justice system, vowing to crack down on illegal practices by law enforcement officials. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate of China. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. China’s opaque justice system has long been criticised over the disappearance of defendants, the targeting of dissidents and regularly forcing confessions through torture. Th…

China vows legal system crackdown following rare torture admission and reform pledge

BEIJING, June 25 — China’s top prosecutor has issued a rare admission that torture and unlawful detention takes place in the country’s justice system, vowing to crack down on illegal practices by law enforcement officials. China’s opaque justice system has long been criticised over the disappearance of defendants, the targeting of dissidents and regularly forcing confessions through torture. The country’s top prosecutorial body the Supreme Peopl…

China vows crackdown on torture in rare admission

A new investigation department to target judicial officers who “infringe on citizens’ rights” will be set up. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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