Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Shanghai
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract
At 15 o'clock on December 31, 2016, Jianping T. held the G234 ticket for the day to prepare to enter the Nanjing South Railway Station. During the security check, the security inspector found that there were a large number of items similar to jewellery and crafts in the luggage he carried. Jianping T. was questioned and replied that they were ivory crafts. Later the police arrived, they inspected the luggage carried by him and found multiple pieces of suspected ivory products. It was identified that 92 of the items carried by Jianping T. were Asian elephant or African elephant ivory products, with a total net weight of 5.74 kg and a value of RMB 239,169.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2019) Hu 71, No.8 final instance
Charges
The defendant Jianping T. charged with illegally transporting threatened and endangered wildlife products.
Species
Money value
239,169 RMB
Transnational
Yes
Decision
The court found the defendant Jianping T. guilty of illegal transportation of endangered wildlife products according to criminal law Art. 341 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Jianping T. was sentenced to 5 years in prison and a fine of RMB 10,000. The crime involved items were confiscated. The appellate court upheld this decision.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2018) Su 8602, No. 53 first instance.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife
Text and analysis