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Beijing Targets Judicial Misconduct With New Prosecutorial Unit

Published: Jun. 25, 2025 2:59 p.m. GMT+8

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Supreme People's Procuratorate of China. Photo: Xinhua

China’s top prosecutorial body has established a new department to investigate crimes committed by judicial officials, a significant step aimed at tackling misconduct within the country’s vast legal and security apparatus.

The Supreme People’s Procuratorate, or SPP, announced in a statement on Tuesday that its Criminal Enforcement Procuratorate Department would now also operate under the title of the “Procuratorial Investigation Department.”

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China’s Supreme People’s Procuratorate has created a new department to investigate crimes by judicial officials, targeting abuses like torture and illegal detention.
The move follows high-profile cases involving “designated residential surveillance” (zhiju), where abuse and wrongful deaths have occurred; legal critics urge abolishing this system.
Similar specialized bodies exist in 28 provincial-level procuratorates, indicating national consolidation amid broader calls for legal reform.

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