1. Legal. Evidence must be obtained in accordance with the law, and evidence obtained illegally cannot be used as the basis for finalizing a case. Law enforcement officers should follow legal procedures when exercising their powers of investigation and inquiry to parties and other relevant personnel, such as identifying the identity of the law enforcement officers; there should be no less than two law enforcement officers; explaining the rights and obligations of the person being questioned, etc.
2. Comprehensive and accurate. The transcript of the inquiry should record all the circumstances related to the case, adopt a question-and-answer format, use "question" and "answer" to indicate the time, place, personnel, motivation, means, process, results, purpose, etc. of the illegal act. Ask clearly to reflect the full picture of the violation. Inquiries should be made based on the events before and after they occurred or their underlying rules. Being precise means using words that are precise and clear, without ambiguity, and using as little or no general or vague words as possible. At the same time, do not ask questions that are not relevant to the case.
3. Individual inquiries. Only one person can be questioned per transcript. Depending on the objects of inquiry, the content of the inquiry should be focused. If the case is more complex and the same question cannot be fully expressed in one inquiry transcript, it can be divided into several transcripts. Do not forcefully write all the contents in the same inquiry transcript. If a case involves several parties, inquiries should be conducted separately and transcripts should be prepared separately. Multiple transcripts cannot contradict each other.
4. Ask one thing at a time. An inquiry transcript can only inquire about one illegal act. If a case involves multiple price violations, separate inquiry transcripts should be prepared.
5. Remember the questions briefly and the statements in detail. To conduct an inquiry is to record the statements of the person being questioned. Therefore, the questions should be simple and the statements should be detailed. Only by jotting down the questions briefly and jotting down the statements in detail can the priorities be avoided. Questions and answers should be connected to each other to avoid answering questions that are not what was asked.
6. Record truthfully and synthesize correctly. The content of the record must be true and specific. Try to record the original words of the person being questioned as truthfully as possible, and do not make arbitrary choices. Recording the original words does not mean recording nonsense. The messy statements of the parties can be accurately synthesized and recorded, but they must be consistent with the original intention of the person being questioned.
7. Record on the spot. The preparation of interrogation transcripts should be carried out during the interrogation process, and subsequent recording and filling in of gaps shall not be allowed, otherwise its original authenticity will be affected. Pens or other indelible pens should be used to write and avoid typos and deletions, additions, and alterations. Be clear and neat in writing.
8. Submit it to the person being asked for confirmation. The content of the interrogation transcript is an expression of the true meaning of the person being questioned. If the interrogation transcript is not signed and confirmed by the person being questioned, there will be objections to the legality, authenticity, and completeness of the evidence, leaving hidden dangers. Therefore, leaving it to the person being questioned for confirmation is one of the principles for making investigation transcripts. After the interrogation transcript has been verified by the person being interrogated to be correct, he or she should sign "I have read this record (or it was read to me) and it is consistent with what I said", and sign and seal page by page. Where deletions, additions, or alterations occur, fingerprints or seals should be added. The law enforcement officer should also sign the transcript. The signed name and date should be on the last line of the written record to avoid creating a blank space and adding unnecessary details.
9. Do not judge whether the event is legal or illegal. The purpose of investigation and inquiry is to prove the authenticity and objectivity of the party's illegal facts. The inquiry transcript is only to discuss the matter, investigate the truth, reflect the factual process, and discover clues or supporting evidence through inquiry. If the behavior of the parties concerned is judged during the interrogation, it will easily lead to the inability of the interrogated person to cooperate voluntarily, causing the interrogation to reach a deadlock and fail to achieve the expected results. Therefore, do not use qualitative words such as "Our bureau will deal with the above-mentioned illegal behavior of your unit. What are your opinions?", "The above-mentioned behavior of your unit is an illegal act of arbitrary charging".
10. It is strictly prohibited to induce confessions. Evidence collected through threats, inducements, deceptions and other illegal means is invalid evidence and cannot be used as a basis for determining the facts of the case. Try to avoid transcripts that are suggestive or inductive. In order to save trouble, some law enforcement officers compile the meaning of the person being questioned into words in their own language as the content of the inquiry, and then ask the person being questioned whether this is the case, or they restrict the preparation of an interview transcript and hand it over directly to the person being questioned. These questioning methods can easily lead to suspicions of suggestive or inductive questioning and cannot withstand cross-examination.