From the chinese press

A welcome judicial move

Two new regulations issued jointly by the supreme court, the top procuratorate and the ministry of public security say that evidence obtained illegally, such as through torture during interrogation, cannot be used as testimony, particularly in cases that could lead to capital punishment, says an article in Changjiang Daily. Excerpts:

The law prohibits the use of torture to extract a confession out of a suspect. But in reality, law enforcement officers do torture suspects to extract confessions. Sometimes even innocents own up to a crime to escape torture. Such wrong convictions have not only made innocents pay a heavy price, but also damaged people's trust in the judicial system.