On July 26, 2016, the defendant Feng R. was arrested with more than 80 ivory products, which he had purchased but had not been sold from the store he operated, were seized on the spot. The products were made from the upper teeth (ivory) of African or Asian elephants weighing 1551.9 grams. The total weight of ivory products sold by the defendant Ren Feng to the defendants Huang Shuai, Hongsheng Y., Yong J., Siwen S, Haibo W., Xubo T., Shuai H. and others was 1409.5 grams. After the defendant Shuai H. was arrested, a total of more than one hundred ivory products from the store he operated were seized. The products are made from the upper teeth (ivory) of African elephants or Asian elephants. The total weight is 2994.1 grams and the value is 124755.1 yuan.
The defendants Yong J., Zhan L., Xiang G, Hongsheng Y., Siwen S, Jinhua L., Haibo W., Xubo T., Feng R., Shuai H. charged with felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting and selling threatened and endangered wildlife products(appellate case)
Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Jilin
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2017
Abstract
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2017) Ji 02, No. 331 final instance
Charges
Siwen S, Zhan L., Xiang G, were charged with illegal purchase of threatened or endangered wildlife products and Hongsheng Y., Yong J., Siwen S, Jinhua L., Haibo W., Xubo T., Feng R., Shuai H. were charged with illegal purchase and sale of threatened or endangered wildlife products.
Species
Money value
More than 100,000 RMB.
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant Siwen S, Zhan L., Xiang G, Hongsheng Y., Yong J., Jinhua L., Haibo W., Xubo T., Feng R., Shuai H. guilty of illegal purchase and sale of endangered wildlife products according to criminal law Art. 341 I
Appealed
No
Penalty
1.Feng R. was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of RMB 250,000. 2.Shuai H. was sentenced to 5 years in prison and a fine of RMB 200,000. 3.Haibo W. was sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison with a suspension of 2 years and a fine of RMB 35,000. 4.Hongsheng Y. was sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison and a fine of RMB 35,000. 5.Xubo T.was sentenced to 6 months in prison with a suspension of 1 year and a fine of RMB 20,000. 6. Yong J. was sentenced to 6 months in prison with a suspension of 1 year and a fine of RMB 20,000. 7. Zhan L. was sentenced to 4 months in detention with a suspension of 6 months and a fine of RMB 9,000. 8. Siwen S . was sentenced to 4 months in detention with a suspension of 6 months and a fine of RMB 7,000. 9. Jinhua L. was sentenced to exempt from criminal punishment. 10. Xiang G. was sentenced to exempt from criminal punishment. The appellate court upheld this decision.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife