The reward for arresting a wanted criminal is only 4 yuan? The founder of the dialogue platform: The 4 yuan bounty is offered by netizens, not the police
CCB Beijing, August 31 (Reporter Wang Ning) Recently, a suspect in electric fraud has attracted attention because the wanted reward amount is only 4 yuan.
The bounty was posted on a website called "People's Bounty".
On the 30th, Yuan Yanchun, the founder of the platform, told a reporter from China Central Broadcasting Corporation that the 4 yuan reward was offered by netizens, not the amount offered by the police.
He said that the original intention of creating the platform was to help fight crime, and the unclaimed bounty was used as a public welfare donation.
According to media reports, on June 9, 2022, the Ministry of Public Security issued a Class A wanted order, publicly seeking 12 major leaders and key personnel of telecommunications and network fraud groups, including Li Lin, Liu Fengliang, Ouyang Zhipeng, Zhu Zhenkui, etc. There is no bounty amount.
The reporter noticed that there are still many wanted suspects on the website who offer rewards ranging from tens of thousands to millions of yuan. These rewards are rewards announced by public security organs at all levels.
For example, the criminal suspect Liu Quanfu offered a reward of 200,002 yuan, of which 200,000 yuan was offered by the Harbin police, and 2 yuan was offered by netizens.
According to the official website of Qichacha, "People's Bounty" is a public search software for wanted criminal information designed by Wuhan Dingjinxin Technology Co., Ltd.
The company was established in 2016 with a registered capital of 1 million yuan. The legal representative is Su Jinxia. Before the change of investors in 2018, Yuan Yanchun contributed 80%.
After the incident attracted attention after the report, some netizens questioned whether the release of the information of the criminal suspect on the platform was suspected of violating personal privacy?
Is the bounty offering suspected of illegal fundraising or even fraud?
On August 30, Yuan Yanchun said in an interview with reporters that the suspect information published on the platform is the wanted information published by the state and does not constitute an invasion of personal privacy.
Also, the website is not a crowdfunding platform and does not involve fundraising and scams.
In this regard, Zhu Wei, deputy director of the Communication Law Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law, said that if the personal information of the criminal suspect comes from the reward information published by the public security organs at all levels, and there is no change in quoting and reprinting, the above reward platform will include and publish this information. , does not constitute an infringement of personal privacy; however, when the public security department collects clues, the scope of information released on the platform may be extended to the family members and people around the criminal suspect, which may involve "human flesh" searches and online violence, which may exceed the necessary. limit, it is suspected of violating personal privacy.
Zhu Wei also said that the main body of the above-mentioned reward offering platform is a private website. As long as the personal tax and industrial and commercial registration comply with the law, it is not prohibited by law, and non-governmental organizations have the right to do so.
From the current point of view, the platform is a civil and legal act, and more people should be encouraged to do so out of bounty for righteous actions.
However, according to Article 499 of the Civil Code, if the person offering a reward publicly declares that it will pay the person who performs a specific act, the person who completes the act may request the person to pay.
"Everyone may think that good deeds should not be mixed with commercial interests, but this is not the case. Only certain commercial interests can support good deeds to continue. If anyone doubts illegal fundraising, they must provide evidence." Zhu Wei said, because the people wanted by the public security organs, Basically, they are relatively serious criminal suspects. When more people pay attention and provide clues, criminals are more likely to be caught.
At the same time, as long as the platform follows the laws and regulations, it is reasonable for the platform to obtain traffic and related business cooperation.
"Not everything needs the government to take the lead. If the private sector does a good job, it will also reduce the administrative burden."
The following is the content of the dialogue between CCTV and Yuan Yanchun:
CCTV: What was the original intention of the "People's Bounty" platform?
Yuan Yanchun: The "People's Bounty" platform was founded in 2016 to solve the problem of no place to post wanted orders.
I want to mobilize the whole society through the platform and let more people pay attention to and participate in the fight against illegal and criminal acts, so I made such a private platform.
CCB: What is the nature of the "People's Bounty" platform?
Yuan Yanchun: We have made a statement on the platform that the People's Bounty App is a platform for collecting information about wanted and rewarded suspects at large, and encourages paid reporting.
This is an unofficial, non-profit private reward platform. It is not a non-profit organization or a crowdfunding platform. It does not charge service fees and does not promise any return.
CNR: Where does the platform’s operating funds come from?
Yuan Yanchun: I have always paid for it out of my own pocket. At present, I am doing it myself, updating the platform information operation myself.
There used to be teams, but then employees left one after another.
First, the operating cost is difficult to maintain; second, the team members are also worried about being retaliated by the criminal suspect; third, the netizens do not understand, and various offensive remarks are produced, saying that we have been abducted and deceived, and the team members have left due to excessive psychological pressure.
CCTV: Where does the wanted information of the fugitive suspect come from?
Yuan Yanchun: It's all information that has been publicly released by public security organs at all levels.
We have introduced in the "User Recharge Instructions" that when a wanted criminal is arrested, the water drop displayed on the platform is converted into an amount. After deducting the reward amount set by the police when the police issued the wanted order, the public welfare foundation will distribute the reward to the public security authority. , the person can also apply directly through the platform.
However, the bounty is used to reward those who have contributed to the arrest as determined by the public security organs.
CCTV: How to verify the identity information of the whistleblower?
Yuan Yanchun: The identity of the whistleblower is strictly kept secret by the public security department, and we cannot verify the identity of the whistleblower.
Individuals or organizations contact us to register their information, and they can receive bounties.
In addition, we have a notification responsibility commitment system. If someone pretends to be a whistleblower to receive a bounty, the impersonator is a fraud. We can call the police and continue to put a bounty on the platform.
In the future, if the reward amount is large, we will consider entrusting the public security organs or related organizations to issue them, and we are confirming the feasibility of doing so.
CCTV: Has any whistleblower ever received money?
Yuan Yanchun: Not yet.
In addition, this amount of money is very small, and for the reward person, it may not even be enough for a trip.
CCTV: Where are the bounty donations that no one received?
Yuan Yanchun: The first choice is to donate to the Police Heroes Foundation, followed by the Courageous Foundation.
We have already donated, but it has not been announced yet. We are confirming the way of announcement. We will announce it later.
CCTV: Some netizens suggested that the details of the reward be made public. Will you make it public?
Yuan Yanchun: This is a certain risk for the "reward" person. In order to protect the information security of the reward user and avoid retaliation, it is not convenient to disclose the reward details.
We have been strictly controlling this process, and the system does not retain any information, but the content of public welfare donations can be partially disclosed.
CNR: Why is there a "business cooperation" menu on the reward platform?
Yuan Yanchun: After all, website operation requires costs, and netizens have relatively high technical requirements for platform functions. Without affecting the overall system of the platform, if there are investors or institutions willing to build the platform together, this is also a good thing.
Reasonable and legal business negotiation is also possible, and there is no successful business case yet.
CCB: How has the recent media coverage affected the platform?
Yuan Yanchun: The platform suddenly became popular, with tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of hits every day.
For me, the cost is higher.
On the platform, I also met many people with a sense of justice. They actively discovered suspects through the platform data, and dared to pick up the phone to report the crime, which moved me very much.
I hope that netizens can understand more and look at it rationally. What we do is legal and compliant, and it has positive energy for the society.
CCTV: Someone questioned whether it was suspected of infringing personal information?
Yuan Yanchun: The suspect information published on the platform is the wanted information published by the state, which belongs to public information. We have reproduced, summarized and classified it, which does not constitute an infringement of personal privacy.
In addition, it is not a crowdfunding platform, and does not involve fundraising and fraud. We will also accept official and social supervision from all aspects, and propose rectification suggestions for irregularities.