Prosecutors hit by bans in duty-related crime probes

The Supreme People's Procuratorate has banned eight practices in the investigation of duty-related crimes, authorities said on Thursday.

A regulation was issued on Tuesday for prosecutors that is designed to "prevent illegal handling of duty-related crimes to ensure justice," according to a source in the SPP who asked not to be identified.

Prosecutors are prohibited from illegally investigating business officials, detaining them or monitoring them at their homes without first getting approval from higher authorities.