Draft amendment to the State Compensation law to further expand the scope of compensation

BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) China's NPC Standing Committee 26th continued to consider the draft decision on amending the State Compensation law. The draft seeks to further broaden the scope of application of State compensation by providing for the detention of citizens in violation of the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure or in accordance with the conditions and procedures provided for in the Criminal Procedure Law, but in excess of the time limit set out in the criminal Procedure Law, after which a decision is taken　　The victim has the right to obtain compensation if the criminal liability is not prosecuted or the verdict is acquitted. This is the fourth time the NPC Standing Committee has considered the draft amendment to this law. Hu, deputy director of the National People's Congress Legal Committee, said that the Legal Committee had considered that the criminal detention measures in violation of the provisions of the Penal Code should be clearly defined as the right of the victim to obtain compensation.　　Accordingly, the proposed amendments to the draft decision were recommended. Hu said that the Supreme People's Procuratorate, in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, for a small crime, in accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code does not need to be sentenced or exempt from punishment, the people's Procuratorate can make a decision not to prosecute, in such cases, the arrest measures taken, the State does not　　It is recommended that the provisions of the State Compensation Law on exemption be clarified. Hu said that the Legal Committee, after studying, was in favour of the idea and suggested that the relevant provisions of the State Compensation law should be amended accordingly. Finish)