China cracks down on ‘illegal’ investigations targeting private business
Supreme People’s Procuratorate report cites 6,500 ‘correct law enforcement’ directives and withdrawal of 400 ‘improperly filed’ cases last year

According to a report released by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate on Thursday, more than 6,500 corrective instructions were issued between January and November last year targeting “illegal investigative actions that jeopardised the socialist market economy”.
Du Xueyi, head of economic crime prosecution, said that addressing corrupt and harmful practices such as profit-driven law enforcement was a “pivotal responsibility”.
The actions taken last year were part of a systematic effort to “rectify opportunistic law enforcement practices that … run counter to fair justice, severely undermine the credibility and authority of the judiciary, disrupt the rule of law, and harm the business environment”, the report quoted Du as saying.
Beijing has also vowed to establish a fair and just legal framework that respects and protects the integrity of private enterprises – seen as crucial to economic vitality, innovation and job creation.