Legal basis: "Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 109: When the public security organs or people's procuratorates discover criminal facts or criminal suspects, they shall file a case for investigation within the scope of their jurisdiction. .
Article 110 Any unit or individual who discovers criminal facts or criminal suspects has the right and obligation to report it 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 within one's own jurisdiction, emergency measures must be taken and then transferred to the competent authority. 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.