What is the investigation stage?

The investigation stage refers to the investigation of criminal cases that have been filed by the investigation organs in accordance with legal procedures, collecting and sorting out all kinds of evidence materials of the criminal suspect's guilt or innocence, accurately and timely finding out the criminal facts and arresting the criminal suspect.

And take necessary compulsory measures according to the specific circumstances of the case to prevent criminals from evading investigation or destroying, forging evidence and colluding with each other. It also prevents active criminals and suspects from continuing their criminal activities or evading investigation, prosecution and trial, thus ensuring effective criminal prosecution.

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Time limit of investigation stage

According to Article 69 of the Criminal Procedure Law, if the public security organ deems it necessary to arrest a detained person, it shall submit it to the people's procuratorate for examination and approval within three days after detention. Under special circumstances, the approval time can be extended by one to four days.

For major suspects who commit crimes on the run, commit crimes many times or commit crimes in collusion, the time for submitting for examination and approval may be extended to 30 days.

The people's procuratorate shall, within seven days after receiving the approval letter from the public security organ, make a decision on whether to approve or disapprove the arrest. If the people's procuratorate does not approve the arrest, the public security organ shall immediately release it after receiving the notice and promptly notify the people's procuratorate to execute it.

Those who need to continue the investigation and meet the conditions of obtaining a guarantor pending trial or residential surveillance shall be granted a guarantor pending trial or residential surveillance according to law.

Baidu Encyclopedia: Investigation Stage