The defendant Zebiao K. charged felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting and selling threatened and endangered wildlife and products (appellate case)

Country
Territorial subdivision
Type of court
Seat of court
Guangzhou
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract

On July 25, 2018, Zebiao K. was arrested by public security personnel while carrying a brown hornbill in the corridor for sale. Subsequently, in the 703 room, the public security personnel seized a living brown hornbill and 14 dead bodies of other wild animals that Zebiao K. purchased from criminals and waited to be sold. After identification, there were brown hornbill, Burmese python, leopard tortoise, green iguana, round-nosed monitor lizard listed in Appendix II of CITES, Burmese python and round-nosed monitor lizard under first class state protection, and the brown hornbill under second class state protection. Zebiao K. confessed to having illegally purchased and sold threatened and endangered wildlife products.

Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2019) Yue 01, No.853 final instance
Charges
Zebiao K. was charged with illegally purchasing and selling threatened and endangered wildlife products.
Transnational
Yes
Decision
The court found the defendant Zebiao K. guilty of illegal purchase and sale of endangered wildlife products according to criminal law Art. 341 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Zebiao K. was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of RMB 10,000. The crime involved items were confiscated. The appellant court upheld this decision.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2018) Yue 0111, No.3173 first instance.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife