A training session on investigative skills for procuratorial officers nationwide was held at the procuratorial technical support center of the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) in Beidaihe, North China's Hebei province, from May 11 to 17.
The training session was attended by 100 participants, including heads of investigative departments from the provincial-level procuratorates across the country, members of the national first-level investigative talent pool, and core personnel in procuratorial investigation work.
The program was designed to focus on the "three essential functions" of procuratorial investigation. Specifically they mean that procuratorial investigation is a crucial statutory function of procuratorial organs, a key instrument to severely punish judicial corruption and uphold impartial justice, and an essential safeguard to strengthen legal oversight. The training session also aims to uphold the "three excellences" principle — excelling in accurately discerning substantive legal relationships from complex legal facts, in grasping the essence of the rule of law through specific legal provisions, and in ensuring justice through the integration of legal principles, judicial reasoning, and societal values. Upholding the principle of ensuring the handling of each case with high quality and efficiency, the training sought to further enhance the practical skills of the investigative teams within the procuratorial authorities.
The training program emphasized the integration of theory and practice. In response to the new challenges and tasks facing in investigative work nationwide, the program delved into specific issues.
Frontline judicial officers shared their case handling experiences in specialized lectures of the training program. The lectures covered many topics, including "abiding by the 'three essential functions' of procuratorial investigation to improve investigative skills to ensure the handling of each case with high-quality and efficiency," "paths for investigating duty-related offenses by judicial officers in the civil field," "handling cases of duty-related offenses by judicial officers in custodial venues," and "challenges in investigating duty-related crimes by judicial officers in financial asset enforcement".
In addition to experts from the procuratorial investigation field, the program also featured guest speakers. Professor Bi Xiqian from the People's Public Security University of China gave a lecture on interrogation strategies and methods for cases of dereliction of duty. Chen Xuwen, Deputy Director of the SPP's Prosecutorial Department for Crimes of Dereliction of Duty, focused on legal application and analysis of innocence and non-prosecution in handling criminal cases of dereliction of duty in the lecture.
The training program included a special session on further studying and implementing Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law with lectures by Li Lin, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Participants also engaged in discussions on studying and implementing the guiding principles of the central leadership’s eight-point decision on improving work conduct.
During the training, other special sessions were also organized to address issues related to the coordination between supervisory and procuratorial authorities, as well as legal application for prosecutorial investigation cases.
