Article 93 After a people's procuratorate has concluded its investigation of a case, it shall make a decision whether to initiate a public prosecution, exempt from prosecution or dismiss the case./ [% Y3 _5 z' `3 j3 B8 o
After a public security organ has concluded its investigation of a case, it shall make a written recommendation to initiate prosecution or exempt from prosecution, and the written recommendation shall be transferred together with the case file and evidence to the people's procuratorate at the same level for examination and decision.
( l' X9 S4 S! F, f% z1 g3 _ Article 94 If it is discovered during an investigation that a defendant's criminal responsibility should not have been investigated, the case shall be dismissed; if the defendant is under arrest, he shall be released immediately and issued a release certificate, and the people's procuratorate which originally approved the arrest shall be notified.
6 N7 c2 s$ H+ K. }9 l6 z* a. i Chapter III Initiation of Public Prosecution
9 `% r1 E( Z9 k Article 95 A11 cases requiring initiation of a public prosecution or exemption from prosecution shall be examined and decided by the people's procuratorates./ O/ r) }- v1 C- w8 ]. F2 e$ q
Article 96 In examining a case, a people's procuratorate shall ascertain:
8 `8 ~0 _+ D3 e O) @9 t (1) whether the facts and circumstances of the crime are clear, whether the evidence is reliable and sufficient and whether the charge and the nature of the crime has been correctly determined;
~; R5 f u1 J& F, s: B (2) whether there are any crimes that have been omitted or other persons whose criminal responsibility should be investigated;
5 m2 d) R2 A$ j& D2 j5 {+ H (3) whether it is a case in which criminal responsibility should not be investigated;6 d1 m5 I- v$ U. i: m
(4) whether the case has an incidental civil action; and
) L6 p- w& Q2 r7 ]9 y; ` (5) whether the investigation of the case is being lawfully conducted.
9 j( y; t3 K) X/ V/ \, U1 A Article 97 A people's procuratorate shall make a decision within one month on a case that a public security organ has transferred to it with a recommendation to initiate a public prosecution or exempt from prosecution; an extension of a half month may be allowed for major or complex cases.
! k3 Q" G# B, r9 C3 C4 \; ] Article 98 When examining a case, a people's procuratorate shall interrogate the defendant.
7 v$ [# r! O. {6 a' s Article 99 In examining a case requiring supplementary investigation, a people's procuratorate may conduct the investigation itself or remand the case to a public security organ for supplementary investigation.
+ n( J, X" J( t' Q2 [! R. Z In cases where supplementary investigation is to be conducted, it shall be completed within a month.
; A$ _# R2 W: |- @$ ^, m% z Article 100 When a people's procuratorate considers that the facts of a defendant's crime have been ascertained, that the evidence is reliable and sufficient and that criminal responsibility should be investigated according to law, it shall make a decision to initiate prosecution and shall, in accordance, with the provisions for trial jurisdiction, initiate a public prosecution in a people's Court. W* t$ `- k5 B! c) l! p5 Z
Article 101 The people's procuratorate may exempt from prosecution any case that, according to the provisions of the Criminal Law, does not require criminal punishment or for which exemption from criminal punishment may be granted.9 W' `, l+ J4 h4 l+ O7 [7 F0 q- F
Article 102 A decision to exempt from prosecution shall be announced publicly, and a written decision to exempt from prosecution shall be delivered to the defendant and to his unit. If the defendant is in custody, he shall be released immediately.
( r3 E9 y/ S# \, J# h When a people's procuratorate decides to exempt from prosecution a case transferred by a public security organ with a recommendation to initiate a prosecution, it shall deliver a written decision to exempt from prosecution to the public security organ. If the public security organ considers the decision to be mistaken, it may demand reconsideration, and if the demand is rejected, it may request the people's procuratorate at the next higher level to review the case.
1 }9 e8 B+ Q3 u7 H ~ If the people's procuratorate decides to exempt from prosecution a case that involves a victim, it shall send a written decision to exempt from prosecution to the victim. If the victim does not accept the decision, he may present a petition to the people's procuratorate within seven days after receiving the written decision. The people's procuratorate shall notify the victim of the result of its reexamination. |