Prison and Detention Department
It
is responsible for providing guidance to executive organs in the
legality of their activities of implementing penalties, reducing
sentences, making release on parole, and allowing medical treatment
on bail, the legality of the activities of prisons, detention
centers and organs in charge of education through forced labor and
supervising over extra time of custody; giving guidance on the
investigation before trial of cases of malpractices in the
execution of sentences and penalties, ill-treatment of those held
in prison or detention centers, releasing without permission those
in custody, negligence leading to the escape of those in custody,
reducing sentences, granting release on parole and allowing medical
treatment on bail as a result of giving favoritism and engaging in
irregular practices; dealing with questions submitted by
procuratorates of lower levels over difficult cases and studying
and formulating rules and regulations for the prosecution work
concerning prisons and detention centers.
Civil and Administration Department
This department is in charge of providing guidance over civil and
economic dispute trials, administrative charges and supervision
cases in the country; in accordance with procuratorial supervision
procedures, putting forward protests to the SPP against verdicts of
courts at various levels on civil, economic and administrative
cases that have already been implemented but are indeed mistaken;
appearing in court during the trial in the Supreme People's Court
of civil, economic and administrative cases which the SPP is
protesting; studying very difficult issues in the nation concerning
the trial of civil and economic disputes and charges and
supervision of administrative cases and putting forward solutions;
undertaking inquires raised by lower prosecution bodies over
difficult issues in the work of civil and administrative
procuratorial organs; and studying and formulating rules and
regulations concerning the work of civil and administrative
supervision.
Criminal Appeals Department
It
is responsible for giving guidance to the work of prosecuting
organs concerning criminal appeals and compensation; dealing with
citizens' criminal appeals, dealing with appeals of criminals
serving sentences or of their close relatives or legal agents;
dealing with criminal appeal cases under the jurisdiction of
prosecution organs and urging prosecution organs to investigate and
report the results; making comprehensive reports on the situation
of criminal appeals and compensation; handling criminal appeals and
compensations; and studying and formulating rules and regulations
concerning the work of criminal appeals and compensation.
Railway Transportation Prosecution Department
It
is in charge of giving guidance to the prosecution work concerning
railway transportation in the country; directly participating or
organizing or coordinating the investigation of serious cases which
have national impact and are being handled by prosecution bodies;
giving approval to the arrest and charges in serious cases
concerning railway transportation that are of national impact;
studying and analyzing criminal activities and trends in railway
transportation and putting forward policies of dealing with the
situation; and studying and formulating rules and regulations
concerning the work of prosecution in railway transportation.
Negligence of Duty and Right Infringement Prosecution
Department
It
is in charge of giving guidance on the investigation and
inquisition of cases involving civil servants in the negligence of
their duties or abusing their power to illegally detain people,
extort confession through torture, retaliate through frame-up,
search and to engage in other criminal activities that infringe
upon the personal rights and democratic rights of citizens; taking
part in the investigation of serious criminal cases of negligence
of duties and infringement upon rights; directly investigating
serious cases of negligence of duties and infringement upon rights
that are of national significance; organizing, coordinating and
leading the investigation of serious cases of negligence of duties
and infringement upon rights which involve more than one province;
studying and analyzing the rules and features of crimes of
negligence of duties and infringement upon rights, and putting
forward corresponding policies of dealing with them; handling
inquires raised by lower prosecution bodies concerning serious and
difficult issues in their work; and studying and formulating rules
and regulations concerning the prosecution of cases of negligence
of duty and infringement upon rights.
Reporting and Charges Prosecution Department (Reporting and
Charges Center of the SPP)
It
is responsible for offering guidance to the work on reporting and
bringing charges by the prosecution bodies in the country; handling
reports and charges lodged by citizens; referring clues of reports
and charges to proper organs and making preliminary investigation
of clues of reports and charges that are not exactly clear as to
which organ should be the handling body and therefore are difficult
in being referred to the proper authorities; making comprehensive
reports on the situation of reporting and charges; and studying and
formulating rules and regulations on the work of reporting and
charges.
Department for the Prevention of Crimes Committed by Abusing
One's Power
It
is responsible for offering guidance to the work of procuratorates
in the prevention of crimes committed by people taking advantage of
their job positions; studying and analyzing the rules and features
of the prevention of crimes committed by people taking advantage of
their job positions in the country and putting forward policies
against bribery, embezzlement and negligence of duties; conducting
work of prevention of crimes committed by minors; undertaking
publicity of the legal system in the prevention of crimes committed
by people taking advantage of their job positions; handling
inquiries raised by lower level procuratorates concerning difficult
issues in the prevention of crimes committed by people taking
advantage of their job positions; and studying and formulating
rules and regulations concerning the work of the prevention of
crimes committed by people taking advantage of their job
positions.
Investigation Supervision Department
It
is responsible for offering guidance over arrests and investigation
of the suspects of criminal cases in the country (including cases
directly handled by prosecution bodies involving bribery,
embezzlement and negligence of duties) and supervising the
investigation of such cases; handling cases involving giving
approval to arrests referred to by the SPP; undertaking the reply
to inquires raised by lower prosecution bodies concerning difficult
questions in approving arrests; giving guidance to the review and
approval of arrests of minors who have committed crimes; and
studying and formulating rules and regulations concerning the work
of giving approvals to arrests.
Public Prosecution Department
It
is responsible for giving guidance to the reviews of instituting
legal proceedings, bringing charges in court and making protests
against court verdicts and decisions concerning criminal cases in
the country (including cases of crimes of bribery, embezzlement and
negligence of duties directly investigated by prosecution bodies);
offering guidance to the supervision of trial activities of
people's courts; undertaking cases the SPP instituting legal
proceedings or making protests and conducting duties in court in
cases in which the SPP is protesting against the opening of trials
by the Supreme People's Court; handling inquires raised by lower
prosecution bodies concerning difficult issues in instituting legal
proceedings; providing guidance to the work of instituting legal
proceedings of cases involving minors; and studying and formulating
rules and regulations on the work of bringing public charges.
Anti-Bribery and Embezzlement Administration
It
is in charge of giving guidance to investigation and inquisition of
cases handled by prosecution bodies in the country concerning
bribery, embezzlement, misappropriation of public funds, improper
source of huge funds, concealing deposits overseas, dividing up
state-owned funds or confiscated properties among private
individuals; taking part in the investigation of serious criminal
cases of bribery and embezzlement; organizing, coordinating and
leading the investigation of serious bribery and embezzlement
cases; taking charge of coordinated investigation of serious
bribery and embezzlement cases; studying and analyzing the rules
and features of crimes of bribery and embezzlement in the country
and putting forward policies of dealing with such crimes; handling
inquires raised by lower level prosecution bodies concerning
difficult issues on anti-bribery and embezzlement work; and
studying and formulating rules and regulations concerning the work
in anti-bribery and embezzlement prosecution.
Law and Policy Research Office
It
is responsible for the study of the implementation of state laws,
regulations and policies concerning prosecution work, putting
forward suggestions correspondingly; undertaking the drafting of
laws related to prosecution work; handling the drafting and
negotiation of legal documents concerning judicial assistance and
extradition agreements; making research in the applied theories on
prosecution; providing suggestions on the drafts of state laws and
administrative regulations when the SPP is asked to offer its
opinions; giving judicial explanations on legal issues concerning
prosecution; studying and planning the building of a legal system
in prosecution work; undertaking the daily routine work of the
Prosecution Committee of the SPP; offering guidance to the research
of basic theories on prosecution work; providing guidance and
leadership over inspection of the enforcement of law among
prosecution bodies; collecting books and materials on prosecution
work; editing and compiling laws, legal documents and almanacs on
prosecution work; undertaking the routine work of the Special
Consulting Committee of the SPP; and handling work of the SPP
concerning Taiwan.
Supervision Bureau
It
is responsible for providing guidance to the supervision work of
all prosecution bodies in the country; inspecting the
implementation of laws, regulations, decisions of the SPP or
procuratorates of higher levels by prosecution bodies and their
subsidiary organizations at various levels; handling charges and
reports against members of prosecution bodies in their actions
against disciplines; dealing with prosecution staff who have broken
disciplines and their appeals against disciplinary decisions.
Foreign Affairs Bureau
It
is responsible for the external exchanges and international
judicial assistance of prosecution bodies and giving guidance to
developing external exchanges by prosecution bodies in the country;
in charge of contact and assistance of prosecution bodies in
different parts of the country with those in Hong Kong and Macao;
in charge of investigation of cases involving foreigners;
coordinating and managing the drafting and negotiation of
agreements between the SPP and foreign prosecution organizations;
translating and compiling related materials and studying
international judicial developments.
Planning, Finance and Equipment Bureau
It
is responsible for giving guidance on planning and finance to
prosecution bodies in the country; formulating long- and
medium-term development plans concerning finance and equipment of
prosecution bodies in the country and implementing such plans;
distributing and managing funds for the work, equipment and capital
construction of prosecution bodies; offering guidance to the plans
of the prosecution system of the country on technical equipment,
transportation, communication, armament and uniforms; reviewing and
managing the funds for the various offices of the SPP and
subsidiary institutions for their daily work, capital construction
and foreign affairs activities; and handling the unified purchasing
and allocation of their equipment of materials.
General Affairs Office
Assisting the leadership of the SPP in their office work,
organizing and coordinating the important work and implementation
of major plans of the SPP, and organizing important conferences and
activities; drafting documents; taking care of secretarial work;
handling information on prosecution and compiling publications for
internal circulation; maintaining contact with deputies to the
National People's Congress and special procurators; in charge of
the order and routine office work of the organs of the SPP; in
charge of statistics and management of archives and maintenance of
secrets of prosecution work; giving guidance to the study of
technology and information concerning prosecution work and issuing
guidance to the related work of lower prosecution bodies.
(China.org.cn May 20, 2003)