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	DECISION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS REGARDING THE PROCEDURE FOR PROMPT ADJUDICATION OF CASES INVOLVING CRIMINALS WHO SERIOUSLY ENDANGER PUBLIC SECURITY

	(Adopted at the Second Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress and promulgated for implementation by Order No. 4 of the President of the People's Republic of China on September 2, 1983)


SUBJECT : SERIOUSLY ENDANGER PUBLIC SECURITY
ISSUING DEPARTMENT : THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ISSUE DATE : 09/02/1983
IMPLEMENT DATE : 09/02/1983
LENGTH : 181 words
TEXT :

In order to quickly and severely punish criminals who seriously endanger public security and to safeguard the interests of the state and the people, it is hereby decided:

1. In cases of criminals who cause explosions or commit murder, rape, robbery or other crimes seriously endangering public security and who are punishable by death, where the main facts of the crimes are clear, the evidence is conclusive and the popular indignation is exceedingly great, they shall be quickly brought to trial, and the restrictions provided in Article 110 of the Criminal Procedure Law regarding the time limit for the delivery to the defendant of a copy of the bill of prosecution and the time limit for the delivery of the summons and notices may be overstepped.

2. The time limit for appeal by the criminals listed in the preceding paragraph and the time limit for the people's procuratorates to present a protest shall be changed to three days from the ten days provided in Article 131 of the Criminal Procedure Law.

APPENDIX: the relevant articles in the criminal procedure law (omitted)