Legal Basis: Provisions on the record, notification and accountability of leading cadres' intervention in judicial activities and handling of specific cases Article 1 These Provisions are formulated in accordance with the constitutional laws and in light of the actual judicial work in order to implement the relevant requirements of the Decision of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Comprehensively Promoting Several Major Issues in Governing the Country by Law, prevent leading cadres from interfering in judicial activities and handling specific cases, and ensure that judicial organs exercise their functions and powers independently and impartially according to law.
Article 2 Leading cadres at all levels should take the lead in observing the Constitution and laws, safeguarding judicial authority and supporting judicial organs to exercise their functions and powers independently and impartially according to law. No leading cadre may ask the judicial organ to handle a case in violation of statutory duties or legal procedures, and may not ask the judicial organ to do anything that hinders judicial justice.
Article 3. The organ in charge of leading judicial work can understand the case according to the working procedures, organize research on judicial policies, coordinate the handling according to law, urge the judicial organs to perform their duties according to law, and create a fair judicial environment for the judicial organs, but it is not allowed to make specific decisions on the admissibility of evidence, the determination of facts and judicial decisions.