China’s Supreme People’s Court recently issued the following statement on its Web page: “Inquisition by torture used to extract a confession, as well as the use of cold, hunger, drying, scorching, fatigue and other illegal methods to obtain confessions from the accused must be eliminated.” Instead, stated the court, “the traditional concept and practice of a testimony being the most paramount should be changed, and more attention should be paid to examining and using material evidence.” Detailed procedures for the authentication and use of forensic evidence were set out.
The announcement follows last week’s Central Committee decision to abolish the “re-education through labor” system, in which individuals considered socially dangerous were imprisoned without trial.
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