Recommendation (E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6) facilities under the control of their interrogators or investigators for more than the time required by law to obtain a judicial warrant or pre-trial detention, which normally should not exceed a period of 48 hours. After this period they should be transferred to a pre-trial facility under a different authority, where no further unsupervised contact with the interrogators or investigators is permitted; Situation in during visit in 2005 (See E/CN.4/2006/6/Add.6) detain suspects for long periods in custody without judicial review. Coercive summoning (Juchuan) could be extended for up to 48 hours and the period of examination following formal arrest (Daibu) and prior to submitting the case to the Public Procuratorate for approval could take up to 7 days, and up to 30 days for suspects of organised crimes (Art. 69). Detention for the purpose of criminal investigation (Juliu) was generally possible for up to 14 days and could be prolonged for up to 37 days (Art. 61). Criminal detainees are held in detention centres (Juliusuo) under the jurisdiction of the Public Security Bureau (PSB). 9 A/HRC/19/61/Add.3 Steps taken in previous years (See A/HRC/4/33/Add.2, A/HRC/7/3/Add.2, Information received in the A/HRC/10/44/Add.5 and A/HRC/16/52/Add.2) reporting period and public security agents to hold suspects for long periods in custody without judicial review and under the supervision of the same authorities – the People‘s Procuratorate – responsible for preparing cases for prosecution. Suspects may be held up to seven days before the police submit a request to the People‘s Procuratorate for approval of their arrest. In the case of a ―major suspect involved in crimes committed from one place to another, repeatedly, or in a gang‖, the time allowed for submitting a request for approval of arrest may reportedly be extended to 30 days. The People‘s Procuratorate then has seven days from the time of receiving the written request for approval of arrest to decide on the request. It is alleged that after arrest, criminal suspects may be held for up to two months for investigation, and in ―complex cases‖ this may be extended for an additional month, with the approval of the People‘s Procuratorate at the next higher level. In ―particularly grave and complex cases‖ the Supreme People‘s Procuratorate must submit a report to the standing committee of the National People‘s Congress for approval of postponing the hearing of the case. Other types of ―grave‖ cases may also be extended for two months. Others factors, including if the criminal suspect did not provide his or her real identity, and if the police discover an additional crime which the suspect is believed to have committed, allow the authorities to extend the period of detention. - It is reported that this situation creates a conflict of interest as the same authorities are responsible for interrogating suspects and gathering evidence in support of prosecutions and also for monitoring places of detention and the conduct of police and public officials. - Reportedly, regulations recently issued by the Supreme People‘s Procuratorate and Ministry of Public Security may enhance the utility of the

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