Several highlights of the revision of criminal procedure law

Twenty-three amendments have been made to the new Criminal Procedure Law, mainly including: the handling of crimes endangering national security and terrorist activities; The procedural rules of the basic people's court and the intermediate people's court in hearing cases of first instance; Supplemented the situation that the fast cutting procedure is not applicable. The following are several articles: 1. One article is added as Article 15: Criminal suspects and defendants who voluntarily and truthfully confess their crimes, have no objection to the alleged criminal facts, and are willing to accept punishment, may be dealt with leniently according to law. 2. Article 18 is renumbered as Article 19, and the second paragraph is amended as: "If a people's procuratorate finds that a judicial officer uses his power to infringe upon citizens' rights and impair judicial justice, it may file a case for investigation." . Other major criminal cases under the jurisdiction of public security organs that need to be directly accepted by the people's procuratorates may be put on file for investigation upon the decision of the people's procuratorates at or above the provincial level. 3. Article 32 is renumbered as Article 33, and one paragraph is added as the third paragraph: A person who is dismissed from public office or whose practicing certificate as a lawyer or notary is revoked shall not act as a defender, except the guardian or near relative of a criminal suspect or defendant.