Can the recording of criminal cases be used as legal evidence?

Audio and video recordings of criminal cases can be used as legal evidence. according to judicial interpretation, audio-visual materials obtained by methods that infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of others or violate the prohibitive provisions of the law cannot be used as evidence. According to the relevant regulations, the people's court shall confirm the probative power of copies of audio-visual materials that are supported by other evidence and obtained by legal means, and there is no doubt about the audio-visual materials or that are verified correctly with the audio-visual materials. If the recorded evidence has legal effect, the recorded evidence produced by the parties shall not be cut, edited or forged, and it shall be closely connected with each other, and its content has not been tampered with, which is objective, authentic and consistent. The acquisition of recorded evidence must comply with the law. If the holder of recorded evidence is used to invade the privacy of others or violate the prohibitive provisions of the law, such as eavesdropping at his workplace or residence, it is a violation of the prohibitive provisions of the law to obtain evidence and shall not be used as litigation evidence.

Criminal evidence includes:

1. Physical evidence refers to all items and traces that prove the true situation of a case by its external characteristics, location and physical properties;

2. Documentary evidence refers to written materials or other material materials that prove the facts of a case by words, symbols, pictures and their combination of recorded contents and expressed ideas;

3. Witness testimony refers to the content and ideological expression made by the witness;

3. Witness testimony refers to written materials or other material materials that prove the true situation of a case. Witness testimony refers to the statement made by the witness to the public security and judicial organs on his own understanding of the case. The forms of expression are written materials, oral materials, audio and video materials, etc.

4. Victim's statement. In the case that the victim is a unit, because the unit lacks the ability to make statements to the judicial organs, it is usually made by its legal representative or other relevant personnel instead of the unit;

5. confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants;

6. Appraisal opinions are only opinions made by experts appointed or hired by specialized agencies, which are affirmative opinions and tendentious opinions. For specialized issues;

7. Records of inquest, inspection, appraisal, investigation and experiment;

7. Audio-visual materials and electronic data.

in a word, the law has the meaning of order, justice, efficiency and benefit, but for ordinary people, the law symbolizes the meaning of protection and hope. The law still defends people's legitimate rights and interests with its unique significance and majesty. Law is the last line of defense to safeguard citizens' legitimate rights and interests. It protects people's hopes while maintaining the normal order of the whole society and provides a strong institutional guarantee for people to live and work in peace and contentment.

Legal basis:

Article 5 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China

All materials that can be used to prove the facts of a case are evidence.

Evidence includes

(1) physical evidence;

(2) documentary evidence;

(3) witness testimony;

(4) victim statement;

(5) confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants;

(6) appraisal opinions;

(7) transcripts of inquest, inspection, identification and investigation experiments;

(8) audio-visual materials and electronic data.

the evidence must be verified before it can be used as the basis for deciding the case.