Article 50 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) All materials that can be used to prove the facts of a case are evidence. Evidence includes:
(1) Physical evidence;
(2) Documentary evidence;
(3) Testimony of witnesses;
(4) the victim's statement;
(5) confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants;
(6) Appraisal opinions;
(7) Records of inquests, inspections, appraisals, investigations and experiments;
(8) Audio-visual materials and electronic data. The evidence must be verified before it can be used as the basis for finalizing the case.
Article 33 of the Supervision Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * Evidence materials such as physical evidence, documentary evidence, witness testimony, statements and excuses of the respondents, audio-visual materials and electronic data collected by the supervisory organs in accordance with the provisions of this Law may be used as evidence in criminal proceedings. When collecting, fixing, examining and using evidence, the supervisory organ shall meet the requirements and standards of evidence in criminal trials. Evidence collected by illegal means shall be excluded according to law and shall not be used as the basis for handling a case.
The evidence in Article 33 of the Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China includes:
(1) Documentary evidence;
(2) Physical evidence;
(3) Audio-visual materials;
(4) Electronic data;
(5) Testimony of witnesses;
(6) statements of the parties;
(7) Appraisal opinions;
(8) Records of inspection and on-site records. The above evidence can only be used as the basis for determining the facts of the case if it is verified by the court.
What is evidence?
Evidence refers to the basis for determining the facts of a case in accordance with the rules of procedure. Evidence is of great significance for the parties to carry out litigation activities, safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, find out the facts of the case according to law and make correct judgments. The problem of evidence is the core of litigation. The trial of any case needs to reproduce and restore the true face of the incident through the evidence chain formed by evidence and evidence, and the judgment based on sufficient evidence can be a fair judgment. Evidence should exist objectively. Forging or destroying evidence is illegal and should be investigated by law. The academic research on the evidence system has formed a special discipline, which is called evidence science or evidence law.