Criminal Procedure Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2012) Civil and Criminal Suggested citations AGLC4 | 형사소송법 2012 [Criminal Procedure Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2012)] [tr Daye Gang]. Bluebook | Hyeongsa Sosongbeob 2012 [Criminal Procedure Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (2012)] translated in Law and North Korea by Daye Gang, https://www.lawandnorthkorea.com/. Adopted on January 15, Juche 81 (1992), as Decision No. 12 of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly Amended and supplemented on May 6, Juche 93 (2004), as Directive No. 436 of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly Amended and supplemented on October 19, Juche 100 (2011), as Directive No. 1913 of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly Amended and supplemented on May 14, Juche 101 (2012), as Directive No. 2387 of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly CHAPTER I. BASICS OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW Article 1 (Objective of the Criminal Procedure Law) The criminal procedure law of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea shall serve to correctly handle criminal cases by strictly setting up systems and order in the investigation, preliminaries, indictment, and trial. Article 2 (Principle of Attainment of the Class Line) The State shall distinguish enemies and allies in the struggle against crimes against the nation and the people, repress the small minority of principal agents, embrace the majority passive participants, and make social education the first consideration in the struggle against ordinary crime and combine legal sanctions. Article 3 (Principle of Attainment of the Mass Line)