Article 254 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that any functionary of a state organ who abuses his power and engages in malpractices for personal gain and retaliates against a complainant, complainant, critic or informer shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years or criminal detention; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than two years but not more than seven years.
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 110 Any unit or individual who discovers criminal facts or suspects has the right and obligation to report to the public security organ, the people's procuratorate or the people's court. Victims have the right to report and accuse criminal facts or criminal suspects who infringe their personal and property rights to public security organs, people's procuratorates or people's courts. Public security organs, people's procuratorates or people's courts shall accept reports, complaints and reports. If it is not under its jurisdiction, it shall be transferred to the competent authority for handling, and the informant, complainant and informant shall be notified.
Article 111 Reports, complaints and reports may be made in writing or orally. The staff who accept the oral report, complaint or report shall make a written record, which shall be signed or sealed by the informant, complainant and informant after being correctly read out. The staff who accept the complaint and report shall explain the legal responsibility of false accusation and frame-up to the complainant and informant. However, as long as it is not fabricating facts and evidence, even if the facts of the accusation and report are different, or even false accusation, it should be strictly distinguished from false accusation. Public security organs, people's procuratorates or people's courts shall ensure the safety of informants, complainants, informants and their close relatives. Informants, complainants and informants who are unwilling to disclose their names and report, accuse and report their acts shall keep them confidential.