Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Taizhou
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract
In September and October 2014, Wu1 and Xu 2 prepared two ships for illegal hunting of Hongmou (Corallium spp.) and made fishing gears such as nets and sinkers, and recruited defendants Liang Chaman and Mei, Peng, Yan1, Wu2, Liang. and Yan went to sea to catch Hongmou. In October 2014, the defendant Liang Chaman and others drove two ships and hunted Hongmou illegally for several days. Chaman L. confessed to having illegally caught or killed precious and endangered species of wildlife.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2019) Zhe 10, Criminal Final No.349 instance
Charges
Chaman L. was charged with illegally catching or killing precious and endangered species of wildlife.
Species
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant Chaman L. guilty of illegally catching or killing precious and endangered species of wildlife and hunting wildlife according to criminal law Art. 341 I.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Chaman L. was sentenced to 2 years and 3 months in prison and a fine of RMB 20,000; The appellate court upheld this decision.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2019) Zhe 1004, Criminal First No.126 instance
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife