Is illegal detention a case of public prosecution or private prosecution?

Legal analysis: illegal detention is a public prosecution case. The public security organ may impose criminal detention on an active criminal or a major suspect. Detainees should be questioned within 24 hours after detention. A criminal suspect may hire a lawyer to provide him with legal advice, complaints and accusations after the first interrogation by the investigation organ or from the day when compulsory measures are taken. The entrusted lawyer has the right to know the charges charged by the criminal suspect from the investigation organ, and can meet the criminal suspect in custody and get information from the criminal suspect.

Legal basis: Article 238 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) illegally detains others or illegally deprives others of their personal freedom by other means, and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights. Those who are beaten or insulted shall be given a heavier punishment. Whoever commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph and causes serious injuries shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years; Whoever causes death shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years. Whoever uses violence to cause disability or death shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Articles 234 and 232 of this Law. Whoever illegally detains another person or detains another person in order to claim debts shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs. Any functionary of a state organ who commits the crimes mentioned in the preceding three paragraphs by taking advantage of his power shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding three paragraphs.