Tag: Wen Yunchao

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Amended Criminal Procedure Law Passes, 2,639 to 160

The National People’s Congress has passed a controversial amendment to China’s Criminal Procedure Law which will, if faithfully implemented, strengthen suspects’ rights in ordinary—i.e. non-political—cases. But other provisions allow key protections to be discarded in cases relating to terrorism, corruption or “national security”—a term which, in China, can cover activ