Can I apply for protest in criminal cases?
If a criminal case can be protested, the complainant entrusts a lawyer to lodge a complaint with the people's procuratorate and provide corresponding evidence: according to Article 27 of Chapter V of the Provisions of the People's Procuratorate on Examining Criminal Complaints, if one of the following circumstances occurs and it is considered necessary to investigate and verify, (1) the facts of the original case are unclear and the evidence is insufficient; (2) The complainant has provided new facts, evidence or evidence clues; (three) there are other problems that need to be investigated and verified. Article 28 If it is deemed necessary to review the transcripts and expert opinions of the inquest, inspection, appraisal, investigation and experiment related to this case, it may be reviewed, or special issues may be appraised and supplemented. Twenty-ninth review of criminal appeal cases may ask the parties to the original case, witnesses and other relevant personnel. If there is an error in the original judgment or ruling and it is considered necessary to lodge a protest or protest, the defendant in the original trial shall be asked or interrogated. Thirtieth review of criminal appeal cases should listen to the opinions of the complainant and verify the relevant issues. Thirty-first review of criminal appeal cases can listen to the opinions of the original case handling department, the original review department or the original case handling personnel, and fully understand the handling of the original case. Thirty-second in the process of handling criminal appeal cases, inquiries, interrogations and other investigation activities should be recorded. The investigation record shall be signed or fingerprinted by the respondent after confirmation. Investigators should also sign the investigation record. Article 33 A criminal appeal case that has been closed after examination shall be a case in which the facts, evidence, applicable laws and litigation procedures and other circumstances that may affect the handling of the case have been clearly examined, and a clear conclusion can be drawn from the examination. Thirty-fourth undertakers shall make a report on the conclusion of criminal appeal review, put forward opinions on handling, and report to the chief procurator for decision after collective discussion by the departments; Major, difficult and complicated cases shall be reported to the chief procurator or the procuratorial committee for decision. A case decided by the procuratorial committee shall be accompanied by a notice of matters decided by the procuratorial committee and a discussion record. Article 35 The people's procuratorate at a lower level shall handle criminal appeal cases assigned by the people's procuratorate at a higher level according to law and report the handling results to the people's procuratorate at a higher level. A criminal appeal case assigned by a people's procuratorate at a higher level shall be filed for review by a people's procuratorate at a lower level, and shall not be assigned downward. Article 36 The review of a criminal appeal case shall be completed within three months after the case is filed. If the case is serious, difficult or complicated, the longest period shall not exceed six months. The people's procuratorate at a lower level with jurisdiction shall file a case for examination within ten days after receiving the assigned documents, and the examination period shall be governed by the provisions of the preceding paragraph. If it cannot be completed within the time limit, it shall explain the situation in writing to the people's procuratorate at a higher level assigned by it.