Illegal detention cases cleared from judicial system

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Illegal detention cases cleared from judicial system

All unlawfully prolonged detention cases in China's judicial system have been dealt with, the Supreme People's Court announced Monday.

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All unlawfully prolonged detention cases in China's judicial system have been dealt with, the Supreme People's Court announced Monday.

By the end of last year, China's courts had reviewed and solved 4,100 unlawfully prolonged detention cases, releasing 7,658 detainees.

China's top judge Xiao Yang urged the courts last year to strictly adhere to the principle that if criminal suspect was proved innocent, he or she must be set free immediately.

A referral mechanism for prolonged custody cases has been established whereby every provincial-level higher people's court must refer unlawfully extended detention cases that have occurred in its subordinate courts to the Supreme People's Court every week.

The Supreme People's Court also opened a public hotline to receive information about unlawfully extended detentions. It required the same of provincial-level higher people's courts.

In 2003, the Supreme People's Court, the Ministry of Public Security and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, jointly issued a notice to subordinate bodies for the review, resolution and prevention of illegally prolonged custody cases in every investigation and trial.

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