In addition, the Supreme People &apos; s Procuratorate (SPP), which directly handles all investigations of torture, further restricted the application of article 247 of the CL to: cruel methods or evil impact; resulting in suicide or mental disorder; causing unjust, false or erroneous cases; coercing confessions/extorting testimony by violence more than three times or against more than three people; or instigating, instructing or forcing others to coerce confessions/extract testimony by violence.
8 此外，最高人民检察院直接受理立案侦查所有酷刑案件，将《刑法》第二百四十七条的适用进一步限于：手段残忍、影响恶劣；致人自杀或者精神失常；造成冤、假、错案；3次以上或者对3人以上进行刑讯逼供；授意、指使、强迫他人刑讯逼供。