Legal basis: Article 109 of the Criminal Procedure Law. When the public security organs or the People's Procuratorate discover criminal facts or criminal suspects, they shall file a case for investigation within their jurisdiction.
Article 110 of the "Criminal Procedure Law" Any unit or individual who discovers criminal facts or criminal suspects has the right and obligation to report or accuse to the public security organ, the People's Procuratorate or the People's Court. Victims have the right to report and accuse criminal facts or criminal suspects that infringe upon their personal or property rights to the public security organs, people's procuratorates or people's courts. The public security organs, people's procuratorates or people's courts shall accept reports, accusations and reports. If the matter does not fall under one's own jurisdiction, it shall be transferred to the competent authority for handling, and the whistleblower, complainant, or whistleblower shall be notified; if the matter does not fall under one's own jurisdiction and emergency measures must be taken, emergency measures shall be taken first and then transferred to the competent department. Where a criminal surrenders to the public security organ, the People's Procuratorate or the People's Court, the provisions of paragraph 3 shall apply.