Code of Criminal Procedure Article 158-2
This English translation was last updated on 2020-01-15, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-05-13. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Any confession or other unfavorable statement obtained from the accused or suspect in violation of provisions of Paragraph 2 of Article 93-1 or Paragraph 1 of Article 100-3 shall not be admitted as evidence. The preceding provision does not apply to a situation where it is proved that the said violation was not in bad faith and the confession or statement concerned was made voluntarily out of free will.The provision of the preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to the situation where a public prosecutor investigator, judicial police officer, or judicial policeman violates the provisions of Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 2 or 3 or Paragraph 2 of Article 95 in interrogating an accused or suspect arrested with or without a warrant.