Beijing, May 5 (Zhongxin Net) -- On May 31, on the first anniversary of the implementation of the "Wetland Protection Law of the People's Republic of China", China's Supreme People's Court released a typical case of wetland ecological protection, aiming to consolidate the social consensus on cherishing wetlands and protecting wetlands, and further strengthen the judicial protection of wetlands.
Wetlands play ecological functions such as conserving water sources, regulating climate, improving the environment, and maintaining biodiversity, and are known as the "kidney of the earth". The Wetland Protection Law is the first time in China to specifically protect wetland ecosystems, and the law came into force on June 2022, 6.
The reporter learned from the SPC that the 12 typical cases on wetland ecological protection released this time include different types of litigation such as environmental resources criminal, civil, administrative and public interest litigation, involving the protection of precious and endangered wild animal and plant species, the prevention and control of invasive alien species, and the protection of wetlands and beaches of major rivers and key lakes and rivers.
The protection scope of typical cases covers wetland reserves with important influence in China and even the world, such as Xingkai Lake Wetland in Heilongjiang, Yancheng Beach Wetland in Jiangsu, Tidal Beach Wetland in Yangtze River Estuary in Shanghai, Hangzhou Bay Wetland in Zhejiang, Quanzhou Bay Estuary Wetland in Fujian, and Haizhu Wetland in Guangdong. The rare and endangered wildlife that is protected and known to the public in these wetlands includes dozens of species such as red-crowned cranes, elk, Chinese white dolphins, and Chinese sturgeon.
This time, the "Han Mouhui and 2019 other illegal hunting cases" was released. The facts of the case show that from September 9 to September 2021, Wei Mouyan contacted Huang and Yao Moufei for sales, and Han Mouhui was responsible for transportation and delivery. Han Mouhui, Wei Mouyan and other 9 defendants illegally hunted a total of 27319,10602 wild animals, and Huang and Yao Moufei purchased a total of <>,<> illegally hunted wild animals.
After trial, the People's Court of Mishan City, Heilongjiang Province, held that Han Mouhui and 396600 other defendants violated hunting laws and regulations by hunting in a game reserve and destroying wildlife resources, and the circumstances were serious, and their acts constituted the crime of illegal hunting. This case was a joint crime, and the principal offender and accessory were identified according to the primary and secondary roles played by each defendant in the joint crime; According to the circumstances such as the voluntary surrender of each defendant and the degree of harm caused by the crime, each defendant was sentenced to punishments ranging from six months' detention to fixed-term imprisonment of two years and nine months, recovered a total of <>,<> yuan of illegal gains in accordance with the law, and confiscated the tools of the crime.
Some commentators believe that in this case, the people's court investigated the criminal responsibility of the 22 defendants in the case for illegal hunting in accordance with the law, and cracked down on the whole chain of acts that damaged the ecological environment of wetlands, which is a living case in which the judicial department implemented the strictest system and the strictest rule of law in the field of environmental and ecological protection. (End)