Legal basis: Provisions on Procedures of Public Security Organs Handling Criminal Cases
Article 3 The basic functions and powers of public security organs in criminal proceedings are to file, investigate and pre-examine criminal cases according to law; Decide and implement compulsory measures; Failing to pursue criminal responsibility according to law and not filing a case, or having filed a case and revoked it; The case that should be prosecuted after the investigation is completed shall be transferred to the people's procuratorate for examination and decision; If a criminal suspect who is not serious enough for criminal punishment needs administrative treatment, he shall be dealt with according to law or transferred to relevant departments for handling; For criminals sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, if the remaining sentence is less than three months before delivery for execution, they will execute the punishment on their behalf; Execution of criminal detention, deprivation of political rights and deportation.
Article 4 In criminal proceedings, public security organs must rely on the masses, take facts as the basis and take the law as the criterion. All citizens are equal in applying the law and are not allowed to have any privileges before the law.
Article 5 In criminal proceedings, the public security organs, the people's courts and the people's procuratorates shall be responsible for the division of labor, cooperate with and restrict each other, and ensure the accurate and effective enforcement of laws.