Legal strides made to end police torture

Legal progress made over the past two years has helped prevent torture during criminal investigation and minimize miscarriage of justice, legal experts said.

Dai Peng, director of the criminal investigation department under People's Public Security University of China, said some police officers used to resort to torture to force suspects to confess, blaming the old criminal procedure law.

Police used to interrogate suspects at the police station rather than a detention center, and oral confessions were taken as evidence when they were charged.