Public security organ

Definition and stakes

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress,  Law of the People's Republic of China on Assemblies… (1989)

“ Article 6 The competent authorities governing assemblies, processions and demonstrations shall be the municipal public security bureaus, county security bureaus or municipal public security sub-bureaus in the localities where the assemblies, processions and demonstrations are held; if the route of a procession or demonstration cuts through two or more districts or counties, the competent authorities thereof shall be the public security organ at the next higher level to the public security organs in such districts or counties. ”
Source: Wikisource

State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China,  Historical Witness to Ethnic Equality… (2015)

“ The level of impartial administration of justice has been steadily enhanced. The public security organs, procuratorates and courts have coordinated with and supervise one another and exercise their powers in accordance with the statutory jurisdiction and procedures. Tasked with maintaining social order and punishing crime, the public security organs perform their duties in accordance with the law and effectively safeguard state security and social stability. ”
Source: Wikisource

Portrait of Carl Schurz Carl Schurz,  U. S. Senate Speeches and Remarks of Carl Schurz

“ Let the officers of the Government understand that they can violate the laws of the land and the orders of their superiors with entire security, and what will become of their respect for the law and of their obedience to superior authority? Where will their lawless assumptions stop if we with thoughtless levity defend and justify them? Where will the safety of our public concerns be if we teach our public servants they can do what they please and we shall not hold them to account? ”
Source: Wikisource

Get perspective with Kwize: daily news enlightened by great literature