Legal basis: Article 50 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), all materials that can be used to prove the facts of a case are evidence. Evidence includes:
(1) Physical evidence;
(2) Documentary evidence;
(3) Testimony of witnesses;
(4) the victim's statement;
(5) confessions and excuses of criminal suspects and defendants;
(6) Appraisal opinions;
(7) Records of inquests, inspections, appraisals, investigations and experiments;
(8) Audio-visual materials and electronic data.
The evidence must be verified before it can be used as the basis for finalizing the case.