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China to narrow scope of contentious ‘designated location’ surveillance measure
China to narrow scope of contentious ‘designated location’ surveillance measure
Chinese lawmakers are proposing to restrict a contentious form of detention and police surveillance measure, among other changes to the country’s Criminal Procedure Law. Known as residential surveillance at a designated location (RSDL), the measure was originally intended as a mild restriction of personal freedoms to lower the rate of detention and arrest. Since RSDL’s introduction in 1996 and…