Survey to probe suspicious incidents involving detainees

All city and district-level procuratorate departments in Beijing will conduct a survey of cases of significant injury and death of suspects in police detention, the Beijing People's Procuratorate said on Friday during the National People's Congress session.

The procuratorate departments are government organizations that deal with prosecution and investigation. It will be the first such survey or inquiry in China not conducted internally by the police.

Interviews with injured suspects, forensic medical examinations and on-site investigation will all be used in the survey, said Mu Ping, president of the Beijing People's Procuratorate.