22. Article 6 of the Organic Law of the People's Procuratorates of the People's Republic of China which was effective as of 1 January 1980 stipulates that: "People's procuratorates shall, in accordance with the law, protect the citizens' right to lodge complaints against State functionaries who break the law and shall investigate the legal responsibility of those persons who infringe upon other citizens' right of the person and their democratic and other rights." Pursuant to this provision, the State has established the procuratorial department in charge of legal and disciplinary affairs in the Supreme People's Procuratorate and such corresponding agencies in people's procuratorates at various local levels, which are exclusively devoted to handling offences of infringing upon other citizens' right by State functionaries and determining through the placement of a case on file for investigation whether to initiate a prosecution, CAT/C/7/Add.S Page 6 23. According to the report submitted to the First Session of the Seventh National People's Congress by the Supreme People's Procuratorate, China's procuratorates at various local levels further strengthened the work of law and discipline inspection and investigated and dealt with, in accordance with the law, more than 30,000 offences of infringing upon other citizens' rights of the person and their democratic rights from 1983 to 1987, of which over 20,000 cases were brought to the court. 24. According to the report submitted to the Second Session of the Seventh National People's Congress by the Supreme People's Procuratorate in 1988, China's procuratorates at various local levels investigated and dealt with, in accordance with the law, more than 4,700 cases of infringement upon other citizens' rights of the person and their democratic rights by State judicial functionaries or other State functionaries. 25. The State also attaches great importance to the supervision of State administrative organs and their functionaries. In 1986, the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the legal system and institutions of China, specifically the role of the People's Procuratorates in investigating and dealing with cases of infringement upon citizens' rights by State functionaries. The text highlights the importance of ensuring accountability and transparency in government actions.

**Category**
Justice, Law and Human Rights