There are three main situations in which translators are needed to interrogate criminal suspects: ethnic minorities, deaf-mute people and foreigners.
According to Article 9 of the Criminal Procedure Law, "citizens of all ethnic groups have the right to use their own spoken and written languages in litigation. The people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs shall translate for the participants in the proceedings who are not familiar with the local spoken and written languages. In areas where ethnic minorities live together or where many ethnic groups live together, trials should be conducted in the local common language, and judgments, notices and other documents should be issued in the local common language. "
With regard to the provision that deaf-mute people need translators, according to Article 1 19 of the Criminal Procedure Law, "when interrogating deaf-mute suspects, people who are familiar with deaf-mute gestures should participate, and this situation should be recorded clearly."
For foreigners, according to Article 16 of the Criminal Procedure Law, "If a foreigner commits a crime and should be investigated for criminal responsibility, the provisions of this law shall apply." From this, we can refer to China's regulations on ethnic minorities and deaf people.
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