Key facts
- China's draft Criminal Procedure Law amendments would explicitly prohibit presuming guilt, per Caixin.
- The draft would restrict a contested police surveillance measure, Caixin reported.
- The proposal would add safeguards against improper detention and property seizures, per Caixin.
- The amendments were submitted November 2 for a first reading by the NPC Standing Committee, Xinhua said.
China has put forward draft amendments to its Criminal Procedure Law that would explicitly bar presuming guilt, restrict a contested police surveillance measure and add safeguards against improper detention and property seizures, Caixin reported on November 5, 2026.
The draft was submitted on November 2 for a first reading by the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, according to the official Xinhua news agency, as cited by Caixin. If adopted, it would be the fourth revision of the law since it was passed in 1979.
Caixin's report is a subscriber preview and does not set out the text of the proposed clauses, the surveillance measure at issue or the detention and seizure safeguards in detail.