China News Service, September 17th. According to the WeChat official account of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, in order to further promote the normalization of the fight against criminals and evil, punish criminals and evil forces in accordance with the law, maintain social stability, and protect the lives and property of the people. The Supreme People's Court , The Supreme People’s Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Justice recently jointly issued the "Notice on Urging Triad-related and Evil Fugitives to surrender."
The "Notice" points out that the fugitives will voluntarily surrender to the crime from the date of this notice until October 31, 2021. Those who truthfully confess their crimes can be given a lighter or mitigated punishment in accordance with the law; if the crime is less serious, they can be exempted from punishment in accordance with the law.
Anyone who refuses to surrender within the prescribed time limit shall be punished severely according to the circumstances of the crime and the harm caused.
The fugitives must understand the situation clearly, surrender as soon as possible, and strive for leniency.
The "Announcement" pointed out that no individual, company, enterprise, or group shall provide hiding places, property, transportation, and communication tools for fugitives, inform them or cover up with false certifications, or provide other convenient conditions to help them escape and hide.
Relatives and friends of fugitives should actively persuade them to surrender as soon as possible.
All citizens who know the situation and information of the fugitives have the obligation to report to the judicial organs.
The judicial organs will protect and keep confidential the informants in accordance with the law.
If a crime is constituted by threats or retaliation against the informant or accuser, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the law.
The full text of the "Notice" is as follows:
Announcement on urging fugitives involved in gangs to surrender and surrender
In order to deepen the normalization of the fight against gangs, punish the crimes of the underworld forces in accordance with the law, maintain social stability, and protect the safety of people’s lives and property, and resolutely deal with criminal suspects and defendants involved in gangs and crimes (hereinafter collectively referred to as "fugitives") ) "Flees must be pursued, and once pursued to the end"; at the same time, the criminal policy of combining leniency and strictness is implemented, and the fugitives are given opportunities to reform and strive for leniency. According to the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Criminal Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China and The relevant regulations are hereby notified as follows:
1. From the date of this announcement until October 31, 2021, the fugitives will voluntarily surrender to the crime. Those who truthfully confess their crimes can be given a lighter or mitigated punishment in accordance with the law; if the crime is less serious, the punishment can be exempted in accordance with the law.
Anyone who refuses to surrender within the prescribed time limit shall be punished severely according to the circumstances of the crime and the harm caused.
The fugitives must understand the situation clearly, cherish the opportunity, surrender as soon as possible, and strive for leniency.
2. Due to objective reasons, I cannot surrender to the judicial organ within the prescribed time limit, entrust others to surrender, or surrender by letter, telephone, telegram, e-mail, etc., and then I shall be deemed to have surrendered automatically.
Those who fled after committing a crime, voluntarily surrendered in the process of being wanted and pursued, or who were determined to be surrendered after investigation, or were caught by the public security organs on the way to surrender, shall be deemed to have surrendered to the crime automatically.
3. Relatives and friends of fugitives should actively persuade them to surrender as soon as possible.
Those who are persuaded or accompanied by relatives and friends to surrender, or who send a fugitive to surrender after their relatives and friends take the initiative to report, shall be deemed to have surrendered automatically.
4. Those fugitives who have reported or exposed other people’s criminal acts, which are verified to be true, and provide important clues, so as to be able to detect other cases, or actively assist judicial organs in catching other fugitives, etc., may be given a lighter or mitigated punishment in accordance with the law. ; Those who have performed major meritorious service may be mitigated or exempted from punishment in accordance with the law.
5. No individual, company, enterprise, or group shall provide hiding places, property, transportation, and communication tools for fugitives, inform them of information or cover up with false certificates, or provide other convenient conditions to help them escape and hide.
Regardless of whether it is inside or outside the country, if it is verified to be true and constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility will be investigated in accordance with the law.
6. All citizens who know the situation and information of the fugitives have the obligation to report to the judicial organs.
The judicial organs will protect and keep confidential the informants in accordance with the law.
If a crime is constituted by threats or retaliation against the informant or accuser, criminal responsibility shall be investigated in accordance with the law.
7. This notice will be implemented from the date of its release.
Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Justice