From the original presumption of guilt to the present presumption of innocence, the relevant departments of our country issued a notice on the dress of criminal defendants or appellants when they appeared in court as early as February 20 15 13. It is clearly stipulated that when the people's court is in session, the criminal defendant or appellant will no longer wear the identification suit of the detention center for trial.
From now on, criminal suspects do not have to wear prison clothes (or identification clothes) when they appear in court for trial. This is also to avoid leaving a bad impression on others-everyone who wears prison clothes is guilty.
After all, it is against the relevant provisions of the current criminal procedure law to subjectively identify the suspect as guilty before the court formally hears the judgment:
No one shall be found guilty without a judgment of the people's court according to law.
This also fully reflects the humanization and objectification of the law, from the original presumption of guilt to the present presumption of innocence.
For example, when Guo Meimei's case was heard in Beijing Dongcheng District Court on 20 15, Guo Meimei wore casual clothes.
Earlier, when Guo Meimei was interviewed by reporters at the detention center, she wore the identification suit of the detention center. We can see from some videos at the scene that Guo Meimei was wearing a uniform on the way from the detention center to the court, but she was handcuffed. She took them off as soon as she entered the court. Being tried without a prison uniform symbolizes the progress of the legal level. Before the end of 1990s, China has been implementing the principle of presumption of guilt, that is, in criminal proceedings, the suspect is assumed to be the actual criminal and the evidence is traced back.
Under the system of presumption of guilt, there is often a phenomenon of extorting confessions by torture. For example, the case of Yu Xianglin in 1998, the case of Zhao Zuohai in 1999 and so on. These cases were extorted by torture to varying degrees, and finally, "the legendary death victim showed up automatically after many years", thus proving that the previous judgment was wrong.
In order to correct this series of mistakes and better promote the trial-centered litigation system reform, China has revised some provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law twice in 1996 and 1997, and established the principles of innocence and innocence.
Similarly, in the dress code for criminal suspects issued by China's judicial department, it is clearly stipulated that defendants should not be required to wear prison clothes to participate in litigation, and even if they wear prison clothes, they must change into casual clothes before entering the trial court.
Conclusion Whether you put on prison clothes or handcuffs before the court trial, or the change from the initial criminal to the current criminal suspect, it symbolizes the progress of China's judicial system and the gradual implementation of the concept of governing the country according to law.
I sincerely hope that our country is getting better and better, crimes are getting less and less, and people are getting healthier!