The police asked to go to the police station to assist in the investigation through a private phone call. Do you need to go?

Legal analysis: If the police station only calls to inform, it is not a summons. If it is not a summons but only an inquiry, it is not mandatory. There are two forms of statutory summons: one is oral summons applicable to criminal suspects found on the spot. Second, for the criminal suspects that the public security organs think may be involved in the crime, they should show the summons notice and the identity certificate of the investigators. The object of summons is the criminal suspect that the public security organ thinks may be involved in the crime, not other witnesses and victims. If ordinary people such as witnesses and insiders who are not criminal suspects are required to cooperate with the investigation, the summoning procedure is not applicable, and people can only be required to testify or cooperate in other forms to find out the facts. If it is necessary to summon a person who violates the administration of public security for investigation, he shall be summoned with a summons card with the approval of the person in charge of the case-handling department of the public security organ. The people's police may summon an offender found on the spot who violates the administration of public security orally after producing his work certificate, but it shall be indicated in the inquiry record.

Legal basis: Article 83 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment stipulates that the public security organ shall promptly ask for verification after summoning, and the time for inquiry and verification shall not exceed 8 hours. If the situation is complicated and the punishment of administrative detention can be applied according to the provisions of this law, the time for questioning and verification shall not exceed 24 hours.