Legal basis: Article 37 of the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC). People's Republic of China (PRC) citizens' personal freedom is inviolable. No citizen shall be arrested unless approved or decided by the people's procuratorate or decided by the people's court, and shall be executed by the public security organ. It is forbidden to illegally detain or deprive or restrict citizens' personal freedom by other means, and it is forbidden to illegally search citizens' bodies.
Article 3 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) The provisions of this Law shall apply to the people's courts in accepting civil lawsuits brought by citizens, legal persons, other organizations and their property relations and personal relations.
Article 3 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) is responsible for the investigation, detention, execution and pre-trial of criminal cases. The people's procuratorate shall be responsible for the prosecution, approval of arrest, investigation and prosecution of cases directly accepted by procuratorial organs. The people's court is responsible for the trial. Except as otherwise specified by law, no other organ, organization or individual has the right to exercise these powers. In criminal proceedings, the people's courts, people's procuratorates and public security organs must strictly abide by the relevant provisions of this Law and other laws.