Legal basis:
Article 18 of the "Criminal Procedure Law" criminal cases shall be investigated by the public security organs, unless otherwise provided by law.
Article 107: When the public security organs or the People’s Procuratorate discover criminal facts or criminal suspects, they shall file a case for investigation within the scope of their jurisdiction.
Article 108 Any unit or individual who discovers criminal facts or criminal suspects has the right and obligation to report it to the public security organ, the People's Procuratorate or the People's Search Court.
Victims have the right to report and accuse criminal facts or criminal suspects that infringe upon their personal and property rights to the public security organs, people's procuratorates or people's courts.