On April 27, 2015, police officers seized ivory products (total value of RMB 21,667) and 1 piece of rhino horn products (valued at RMB 9,500) in the store jointly operated by the defendants Bingjie L. and Qi F.). From 2007 to 2008, Bingjie L.purchased a hawksbill turtle and a turtle from the market in the Huimin District and kept them at home. After their death, Bingjie L. mailed them to the defendant Baojiang Y.'s home in Changping District, Beijing. After processing them into a specimen, Baojiang Y. mailed them to Bingjie L. to his home in Hohhot. The defendant Bingjie L. paid the defendant Baojiang Y. a processing fee of RMB 2,000. On April 27, 2015, police officers seized a hawksbill turtle specimen (valued at RMB 6,000) and a turtle specimen (valued at RMB 8,000) at the Bingjie L.'s home.
The defendants Bingjie L., Baojiang Y. charged with felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting and selling threatened and endangered wildlife products (first instance case)
Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Hohhot, Neimenggu
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2017
Abstract
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2016) Nei 0105, No.23 first instance
Charges
Bingjie L., Baojiang Y., Qi F. were charged with illegal purchase, transport and sale of threatened or endangered wildlife products.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant Bingjie L., Baojiang Y. and guilty of purchasing and selling endangered wildlife products according to Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China Art. 341 I
Appealed
No
Penalty
Bingjie L. was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison and fined 20,000 yuan. Qi F. was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years, and fined 10,000 yuan. Baojiang Y. was sentenced to 1 year and 8 months in prison with a fine of RMB 10,000.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife