Four Chinese departments issued a document to severely punish the use of minors to commit criminal crimes
China News Agency, Beijing, April 23 (Reporter Zhang Su) "Some evil forces use the provisions of the Criminal Law on the age of criminal responsibility to intentionally target minors as development targets in order to avoid criminal punishment." Procuratorial Committee of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China Full-time committee member Wan Chun said at a press conference on the 23rd.
From 2017 to 2019, the number of minors that organized, led, and participated in triad organized crimes handled by procuratorates nationwide were 84, 428, and 552, respectively. The number of minors in custody was 84, 428, and 552, respectively. 410%, 29%.
The four departments of China jointly formulated the "Opinions of the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Justice on Severely Punishing the Use of Minors to Carry out Crimes by Underworld Forces" (hereinafter referred to as "Opinions"), The criminal acts of evil forces make provisions to better protect the legal rights and interests of minors.
Wan Chun said that the "Opinions" clarify five kinds of behaviors of "using minors to commit crimes of underworld forces", and clearly clarify nine cases where heavier punishment should be used to commit crimes of underworld forces by using minors. The five types of personnel, including the chief elements, backbone members, gatherers, principal offenders, and direct users of the criminal forces, are severely punished.
The "Opinions" require that all stages of investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution fully reflect severe punishment in accordance with the law; it requires active participation in social governance to achieve both the symptoms and treatment of minors who commit crimes. According to the "Opinions," all parties will promote the establishment of early warning mechanisms for minors involved in evil and evil, and promptly block the connection between minors and evil forces.
On the day of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, three typical cases of criminal punishment by the use of minors to carry out criminal activities were also severely punished according to law. Among them, the triad organization with Xie Moumou as the organization and leader has successively recruited, recruited, and absorbed 18 minors to carry out a series of illegal and criminal activities such as provocation, gathering, fighting, and extortion. Sixteen adults are under the age of 16, and most of them are still students.
"Xie Moumou, the leading element in organizing and leading triad organizations, should be punished severely in accordance with all the crimes committed by the organization." Gao Jingfeng, director of the Legal Policy Research Office of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China, revealed that Xie Moumou was finally sentenced to 13 years and six years Months, and confiscated all personal property. (Finish)