What is criminal detention?

Detention in criminal proceedings refers to the coercive method adopted by the public security organs and the People's Procuratorate to temporarily deprive current criminals or major suspects of their personal freedom when encountering statutory emergencies during the investigation process in order to directly accept the case. Criminal detention must meet two conditions at the same time: First, the object of detention is an active criminal or a major suspect. Active criminals refer to people who are committing crimes, and major suspects refer to people who have evidence to prove they are involved in major crimes. The second is a statutory emergency. Regarding what constitutes an emergency, Articles 82 and 163 of the Criminal Procedure Law have different provisions on detention by the public security organs and the People's Procuratorate.

Legal Basis

Article 82 of the "Criminal Procedure Law"

The public security organs shall treat persons who are currently committing or suspected of major crimes under one of the following circumstances: If the person is preparing to commit a crime, commits a crime, or is discovered immediately after committing a crime; (2) The victim or someone at the scene of the crime identifies him as having committed the crime; (3) Evidence of a crime is found around the victim or at the victim’s residence ; (4) Carrying out a crime. Criminal evidence is found in the residence; (4) Attempts to commit suicide, escape or are at large after committing a crime; (5) There is a possibility of destroying, forging evidence or colluding with confessions; (6) Not telling the true name and address, and the identity is unknown; (7) There is Those who are suspected of committing crimes on the run, committing crimes multiple times, or committing crimes in groups.

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