15. While there is no explicit definition of torture in Chinese domestic legislation, basic elements of the definition of torture under CAT are reflected in several provisions of the Criminal Law (CL) which prohibit: extortion of a confession under torture by a judicial officer (xingxun bigong) (art. 247); extraction of testimony by the use of force by a judicial officer (baoli quzheng) (art. 247); physical abuse of inmates as well as instigation of detaineeondetainee violence by a policeman or other officer of an institution of confinement like a prison, a detention house or a custody house (art. 248).
15. 尽管中国国内立法中没有关于酷刑的明确定义，但《刑法》6 的一些条款反映了《禁止酷刑公约》酷刑定义的基本内容，禁止：司法工作人员刑讯逼供(第二百四十七条)；司法工作人员使用暴力逼取证人证言(第二百四十七条)；监狱、拘留所、看守所等监管机构的监管人员对被监管人进行殴打或者体罚虐待以及指使被监管人殴打或者体罚虐待其他被监管人(第二百四十八条)。