Provisions on detention of police officers

Legal analysis: The new Police Law has no clear provisions on the detention of police officers who commit mistakes, but only stipulates that people's police officers who violate discipline can stop performing their duties and be confined if necessary. This is already a punishment measure.

Legal basis: People's Police Law of the People's Republic of China.

Article 48 People's policemen who commit any of the acts listed in Article 22 of this Law shall be given administrative sanctions. If a crime is constituted, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

Administrative sanctions are divided into: warning, demerit recording, demerit recording, demotion, dismissal and dismissal. The people's police who are subject to administrative sanctions may lower their police ranks or cancel their police ranks in accordance with relevant state regulations.

When necessary, the people's police who violate discipline can be taken to stop performing their duties and be confined.

Twenty-second people's police shall not have the following acts:

(1) Spreading remarks damaging the reputation of the country, joining illegal organizations, participating in assemblies, processions, demonstrations and other activities aimed at opposing the country, and participating in strikes;

(2) divulging state secrets and police work secrets;

(three) practicing fraud, concealing the case, shielding and conniving at illegal and criminal activities;

(4) extorting confessions by torture, corporal punishment or maltreating criminals;

(five) illegally depriving or restricting the personal freedom of others, and illegally searching the body, articles, residence or place of others;

(six) extortion or soliciting or accepting bribes;

(seven) beating others or instructing others to beat others;

(eight) illegal punishment or charge fees;

(nine) accept the parties and their agents to treat and give gifts;

(10) engaging in profit-making business activities or being employed by any individual or organization;

(eleven) dereliction of duty, do not perform their statutory obligations;

(twelve) other violations of law and discipline.